2020 a record year for cyber, thanks to Covid
The UK’s cyber industry now employs close to 50,000 people and contributes billions to the economy
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The unprecedented acceleration of digital transformation during the Covid-19 pandemic saw £821m of investment pumped into the UK’s cyber security sector – more than double the amount raised in 2019 – according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS’s) annual
The UK’s cyber sector saw growth across the board, with an estimated 3,800 new “recruits” taking the number employed in the industry to 46,683, up 9%, and a 21% increase in the number of security firms operating, to 1,483, which made £8.9bn in sales, up 7%, and contributed £4bn to the economy, up 6%.
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