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October 5, 2021 12:45 am
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UK Plans To Invest 5 Billion Pounds In Retaliatory Cyberattacks
The United Kingdom has revealed plans to invest 5 billion pounds ($6.8 billion) in bolstering national cybersecurity that includes creating a "Cyber Force" unit to perform retaliatory attacks. BleepingComputer reports: As the UK's Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace points out in an interview with The Telegraph, Britain isn't just looking to strengthen its stance against threats, but also to build up its capacity to launch retaliatory assaults. The UK's goal is to strike back on 'tier one' attacks, targeting crucial sectors of hostile states such as Russia, China, and North Korea. As Wallace points out, Britain will be one of the very few countries in the world that will have the capacity to mount offensive cyber-attacks at such a scale, essentially discouraging any future attempts against them. Typical targets could include electric power stations, telecommunication service providers, and various basic infrastructure entities where any service disruption would result in a large-scale impact and notable adverse economical effects. As Mr. Wallace revealed, some foreign states are waging cyber warfare on Britain on a daily basis, so responding to this aggressively is within the rights that underpin international laws. One of the examples that the official gave during the interview is dismantling servers that are used for ransomware deployment, spyware, or IoT malware. Creating the National Cyber Force center is meant to help keep things this way, acting as a deterrent for those eyeing Britain as a lucrative target candidate. The new digital warfare center will be based out of Samlesbury, Lancashire and jointly run by the Ministry of Defense and the GCHQ. Wallace states that the new division should be fully operational by 2030, with more details revealed by Boris Johnson, UK's Prime Minister, at the upcoming conference of the Conservative Party in Manchester.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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