Handling the threat of cybercrime—recent developments

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Corporate Crime analysis: The 2021 CyberUK conference was held on 11 May 2021, where the Secretary of State, Priti Patel, emphasised the scale of cyber security threats which UK businesses and persons are subjected to daily, and announced the government’s legislative plans to address them. David Mcllwaine, partner, Mastane Williamson, associate and Alexandra Bertz, trainee solicitor from Pinsent Masons, highlight the implications if cybercrime and how they need to be dealt with.