UK gov asks university boffins to pinpoint cyber growth areas where it should splash cash

The UK government has commissioned a formal review of the £13.2bn cyber sector via a Cyber Security Growth Action Plan, led by Simon Shiu with experts from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London, to inform a refreshed National Cyber Strategy and strengthen national [cyber resilience](). It also announced up to £16m in new support (including £10m for CyberASAP and £6m to scale startups) and unveiled a new-look Government Cyber Advisory Board, drawing praise for cross-sector collaboration but criticism for lacking specialist cybersecurity firms and frontline public-sector representation.