Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Ruth Edwards (Conservative). It was answered by Ben Wallace (Conservative) on Monday, 15 March 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Cyber Warfare

Question: What steps his Department is taking to reduce the risks posed by technological advances in cyber warfare to the UK's critical national infrastructure.

Answer: The threat of cyber-attack on UK interests is real. Every day, we witness malicious interference from adversary states and hostile actors. We are continually protecting our systems and have previously called out activity from Russia, China and Iran. Our defensive cyber programmes are delivering on an extensive suite of capabilities, but cyber defence is only part of our approach. A core element of broader deterrence is integrating our offensive cyber-capabilities into our military operations.

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