14 March 2018
With Russia on the prowl, UK Cyber Defence is getting a new Defence Cyber School and the military are flexing their cyber defence and attack muscles.
Part of a joint investment by the MoD and the National Cyber Security Programme, the School will address specialist skills and wider education in line with National Cyber Security Strategy objectives.
Armed Forces’ Minister Mark Lancaster, who opened the school, said: "Cyber threats to the UK are constantly evolving and we take them very seriously. That’s why the Defence Cyber School is so important. It’s a state-of-the-art centre of excellence that will train more personnel across Defence and wider government in dealing with emerging threats."
Threat gets bigger
Prophetically, Lancaster also said: "With threats from hostile states changing at pace, the UK faces a deliberate attempt to destabilise secured peace and prosperity."
Budget
The 2016 National Cyber Security Strategy provided £1.9 billion of transformative investment in cyber, which is being used alongside more conventional land, maritime and air capabilities, to meet these threats head-on.
Now, building on current capabilities - which include the Global Operations and Security Control Centre at MOD Corsham; and the MOD Computer Emergency Response Team (MOD-CERT); Rapid Response Teams will be established from April.
Teams of specialist Incident Responders will be available to deploy to locations around the UK and overseas, to tackle malicious cyber activity.
Reinforcements
Commander Joint Forces Command, General Sir Chris Deverell, said: "Defence has a number of very highly-trained military personnel on hand to deal with emerging and complex cyber threats. We are reinforcing these capabilities with the creation of Rapid Response Teams. Our threat-hunters give us the ability to identify, isolate and respond to these threats, whenever and wherever they might arise.
"The UK has advanced counter-cyber capabilities which can protect national interests from harm caused by adversaries. Furthermore, offensive cyber can be used to deal with serious threats to the UK."
Picture: Minister for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster at the opening of a new Defence Cyber School at the Defence Academy, Shrivenham. Crown copyright.
Article written by Brian Shillibeer | Published 14 March 2018
Share
Related Articles
Outdated Technology is Costing the Public Sector £45 Billion a Year
One in four digital systems used by central government are outdated, costing the public sector £45 billion in productivity savings.
This figure equates to paying...
Read Full Article
Security Everywhere – Cyber Security Essentials Q&A Part Three
In Part 3 of our cyber security Q&A, Sheldon Reynolds talks us through the danger of reusing passwords and what happens on the dark web.
According to data...
Read Full Article
The Budget 2024 – What FMs Need to Know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the first Labour Party Budget in 15 years.
Let’s take a look at the main announcements that those working in the built...
Read Full Article
The Rise of Impersonation Attacks – How Businesses Can Safeguard Their Emails
The cyber threat landscape is evolving at an alarming rate, and there's a new player in town that's causing mayhem in inboxes: impersonation attacks.
In this...
Read Full Article
Security Everywhere – Cyber Security Essentials Q&A Part Two
In Part 2 of our Q&A with cyber security expert Francis West, we discuss simple actions we can all take to be more cyber safe, what to do if you receive a suspicious...
Read Full Article
Security Everywhere – Cyber Security Essentials Q&A Part One
Learn more about the realities of cyber crime in this Q&A with cyber security expert Francis West.
From Whatsapp fraud to investment scams, cyber crime has...
Read Full Article
UK Data Centres Designated as Critical Infrastructure
UK data centres are now classed as critical national infrastructure, the same status associated with energy supply, water supply, transportation, health and...
Read Full Article
Worldwide IT Outage – What We Know So Far
A major IT outage caused major disruptions at airports, GP surgeries, and retail stores.
Computer systems across the world crashed, experiencing the “Blue...
Read Full Article
Spring Budget 2024 – What FMs Need to Know
Jeremy Hunt has published HM Treasury’s Spring Budget for 2024 – let’s look at the main points concerning those working in facilities...
Read Full Article
Reported Ransomware Incidents in UK Doubled in 2023
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that there was a resurgence in ransomware-related incidents following a quieter 2022.
In the first six months...
Read Full Article