Under attack from hackers, UK isn’t hiring staff fast enough

Workers cross Westminster Bridge during the morning rush hour in London in Britain, November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

The UK government is struggling to recruit enough cyber experts to protect its data from hackers, a panel of lawmakers has warned. 

In a report published Feb 3, the cross-party Public Accounts Committee urged ministers to address the shortage urgently and pointed out that the government has listed cyberattacks as one of the top four threats to national security since 2010.