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UK must brace for rise in state-backed cyberattacks, security chief says

Richard Horne said the NCSC handles about four nationally significant incidents a week as nation-state attacks increasingly outpace criminal threats.

  • The head of Britain’s cybersecurity agency warned that the country should prepare for an increase in cyberattacks linked to hostile states.
  • The warning comes amid growing concerns over state-backed digital threats targeting national infrastructure and institutions.
  • The government has also urged technology companies to help strengthen cyber defences by developing tools powered by artificial intelligence.
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Most serious cyberattacks against the UK now from Russia, Iran and China, cyber chief will say

The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K.

·United States
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British intelligence believes that more than half of the countries in the world have technologies that can hack into Britain's infrastructure, companies and private networks, Politico writes. YOU WILL BE INTERESTED Cyberwar: How Iran is attracting hackers to the fight against the US and Israel — FT The UK National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) estimates that about a hundred countries have purchased cyber intervention software, which indicates a…

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