
The United Kingdom is set to increase comprehensive cybersecurity funding and investment by almost $3 billion in a new cyber defense plan that includes offensive capabilities, the government said Tuesday.Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced the funding in a speech at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the British organization responsible for information assurance and signals intelligence.Osborne noted Prime Minster David Cameron appointed him to chair the government’s committee on cyber earlier in 2015 and that the government has decided…