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The Government Cyber Action Plan: strengthening resilience across the UK. With GCAP, the UK government is taking decisive steps towards a safer, more resilient future.

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The Government Cyber Action Plan: strengthening resilience across the UK. With GCAP, the UK government is taking decisive steps towards a safer, more resilient future.

The Government Cyber Action Plan: strengthening resilience across the UK. With GCAP, the UK government is taking decisive steps towards a safer, more resilient future.

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Published: Jan, 07 2026 13:16

With GCAP, the UK government is taking decisive steps towards a safer, more resilient future.

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Secure sanitisation and disposal of storage media. How to ensure data cannot be recovered from electronic storage media.

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Secure communications principles. Guidance to help you assess the security of voice, video and messaging communication services.

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