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UK & US to Stage Joint Cyber 'War Games'
A cyber cell of British and American intelligence and security agents is being created to defeat online attacks in an "unprecedented" deal to be struck by David Cameron and Barack Obama in talks at the White House today.
A rolling programme of war games will be staged across the Atlantic starting with attacks on the City and Wall Street to test their resilience.
It comes as a report by government listening post GCHQ warns the computer networks of British companies are under attack on a daily basis by hackers, criminal gangs, commercial rivals and foreign intelligence services.
Just days ago, while Barack Obama was conducting a speech on Cyber Security, the US Central Command had their Twitter accounts hacked and subsequently 'cyber vandalised'.
Ahead of a meeting in the Oval Office, Mr Cameron said:
"Just as we have worked with our closest ally, the US, to protect our people and our countries from traditional threats, so we must work together to defend ourselves from new threats like cyber attacks."
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