Following US, MI5 and UK Also Prepare to Retaliate Against “Increasingly Aggressive” Russia
Source: wccftech
Russia poses an increasing threat to the UK, the director general of MI5 said in an interview today. Following the warning of MI5 chief Andrew Parker, the chancellor Philip Hammond has also said that the UK must be able to retaliate against cyber attacks.
The chancellor talked about the National Cyber Security Strategy in London explaining how the UK government plans to spend £1.9bn on cybersecurity, to defend businesses, retaliate against hostile “foreign actors,” and cyber scammers. He did not refer directly to Russia.
“If we do not have the ability to respond in cyberspace to an attack which takes down our power network – leaving us in darkness or hits our air traffic control system grounding our planes – we would be left with the impossible choice of turning the other cheek, ignoring the devastating consequences, or resorting to a military response,” Hammond said. “That is a choice we do not want to face and a choice we do not want to leave as a legacy to our successors.”
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Cyber espionage is not a new threat, but cyber warfare is probably not something we have seen. The governments are now taking drastic – and destructive – measures to retaliate against cyber threats. During the ongoing US presidential election season, we saw several cases where Russian hackers were alleged of hacking the election officials – let’s not forget the DNC hacks too. The US government went as far as formally accusing the Kremlin of trying to influence the 2016 Presidential Election.
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It is not just the U.S., but the UK has noted Russia's increasing willingness to wage a cyber war. Of course, Trump has disputed such evidence.
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