TalkTalk boss says cybersecurity 'head and shoulders' above competitors

Dido Harding says TalkTalk will 'thrive' in greater transparency with customers but that it would be naive to suggest hack could not happen again

TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding has insisted the company's cybersecurity is "head and shoulders" better than its competitors in the wake of the massive hack attack affecting thousands of customers.

In an interview with the Guardian, Harding conceded it would be "naive" to rule out the prospect of the telecoms firm suffering a similar cyber-attack in the future, describing the threat from hackers as "the crime of our generation".