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“Their concern is a valid concern that has been raised and handled, actually, in the European Union,” says Theresa Payton, CEO of the cybersecurity consulting company Fortalice Solutions and former White House chief information officer.

Other MBE appointees include charity worker Bernadette Conlon for her work in mental health, Fortalice chief Gill Smallwood for aiding domestic abuse victims and Bharatkumar Sisodia for his work in supporting the Indian community.

“For cybercriminals this is Christmas come early, because the sky’s the limit,” says Theresa Payton, a former White House chief information officer and the CEO of Fortalice Solutions, a cybersecurity consulting company.

Ms Wharton was also a patron of the local domestic abuse charity Fortalice.

Ms Wharton, who was believed to be in her 50s, was also a patron of the local domestic abuse charity Fortalice.