Norfolk County Council's security systems have been fending off attempts to disrupt services or steal data for years, but officers say the risk of a major attack is growing more likely.

Last year saw several attacks which cost big British businesses dearly with Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer and Harrods some of the biggest firms to be targeted.

But local councils have also been hit.

Suffolk County Council's website went down in September when it suffered a denial of service attack, with its website deliberately overloaded with traffic.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and........

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