Companies that form key elements of the UK’s critical infrastructure have criticised the government’s new national security strategy for failing to address the growing threat of cyber attacks.

The strategy recognises the increasing danger of electronic crime to financial and energy networks ­ but was unveiled in the same week the Home Office has again delayed funding a unit that would help protect these systems.

The security report, launched last week by prime minister Gordon Brown, highlights cyber attacks as a particular risk.

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British Airways (BA) and airport operator BAA are two weeks away from the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal Five (T5) after completing 260 IT projects.

Some 2,000 IT tests involving processes ranging from baggage handling to check-in have been carried out since April 2007 by BA’s information management testing and assurance teams.

The final advanced technology trial took place on 5 March, but parts of the IT structure will continue to be tested until the evening of 17 March.

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Energy companies are concerned that transition to the UK’s next-generation communications infrastructure could put their command and control systems at risk.

It is not yet clear whether the 21st Century Network (21CN), which is being put in place by BT will offer the same level of failover protection as the analogue network.

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