UK Cyber Agency Unveils AI-Powered Cyber Shield to Counter Attacks at Machine Speed

UK cyber agency unveils AI-powered Cyber Shield to counter attacks at machine speed

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) wants to deploy autonomous AI agents capable of finding and neutralizing cyberattacks on national networks in real time, marking Britain’s push toward a sovereign, machine-speed cyber defense system. The blueprint, called Cyber Shield, was developed jointly with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). “The objective of Cyber Shield is to build a national-scale, collaborative ap…

UK Government to harness agentic AI for new national 'cyber shield'

The UK Government’s national online security agency is to harness agentic AI to defend against autonomously generated cyber attacks targeting national infrastructure. Experts at the National Cyber Security Centre are launching a ‘Cyber Shield’ to build national AI-powered defensive capabilities that can operate at ‘speed and scale’. The initiative, developed jointly with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), will use powe…

UK cyber agency plans AI shield for critical networks

The plan could speed defences across government and vital sectors, but experts warn weak basics and policy gaps may blunt its impact.

The NCSC wants to build an AI-powered 'Cyber Shield' to protect the UK from hackers – here’s how it’ll work

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has laid out its plans for the national Cyber Shield, first announced in May this year. The aim of the project is to build a nationwide, collaborative approach to agentic cyber defense, using frontier AI to identify, reduce, and deal with national cyber risks.According to the NCSC, the move comes amidst concerns that cybersecurity risks are growing in “scale, speed, and sophistication” - particularly fro…