Risk: Informational
Britons face a growing online threat from criminals, terrorists and hostile states, according to the UK's first cyber security strategy.
Businesses, government and ordinary people are all at risk, it says.
The strategy has been published alongside an updated, wider National Security Strategy. Its publication is a sign of the growing recognition within government of the need to bolster defences against a growing threat.
In line with a wider focus within the National Security Strategy, on not just protecting the state but also citizens, the cyber-strategy encompasses protecting individuals from forms of fraud, identity theft and e-crime committed using technology as well as defending government secrets and businesses.