MUSEUMS FACE GROWING CYBER THREATS BUT SECURITY REMAINS AN AFTERTHOUGHT

Up to 1,500 items were identified as missing or stolen from the British Museum following a review of its collection in 2023. Flik47/Shutterstock In the last few years, some of the UK’s biggest cultural institutions have experienced major threats to their security.

Arts + Culture – The Conversatio reports that up to 1,500 items were identified as missing or stolen from the British Museum following a review of its collection in 2023.

The report adds: Flik47/Shutterstock In the last few years, some of the UK’s biggest cultural institutions have experienced major threats to their security.

A report by the public accounts committee (PAC) has warned that such incidents have exposed serious weaknesses across the sector but that the government has failed to devise a strategy to prevent them.

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