Cyber London believes it is Europe's first business accelerator programme in the area of cyber security. Backers are hoping to deepen their links with the IT start-up sector and to work more closely with those government departments which are also concerned with the issue.

Widespread concern

Jane Jenkins, co-head of the Freshfields cyber security team, said: 'The current and developing legal risk associated with cyber security is a widespread concern for businesses in various sectors across the globe.' Source: Financial Times