Earlier this month Philip Hammond launched the UK’s new cyber strategy which aims to make the UK ‘one of the safest places to do business in the world’. The strategy is built on three core pillars: defend, deter and develop; and is underpinned by a £1.9 billion investment. In this article Paul Mudie and Natalie Donovan of Slaughter and May’s Cyber Group look at the Government’s new strategy and what it may mean for businesses operating in the UK.