The UK is preparing for a cyber war with Russia - The Guardian
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The UK's National Cybersecurity Center records an increase in cyber attacks over the past year. European countries are developing plans to respond to possible Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Richard Horn, Head of the UK's National Cybersecurity Center, said that the serious risks that his country may face due to Russia and China are extremely underestimated. This statement was not groundless, because the British National Cybersecurity Center (NCSC) recorded a significant increase in cyber attacks over the past 12 months, the newspaper writes.
For example, last week, British minister Pat McFadden noted the potential consequences of extending Russia's already active cyber operations to more serious areas.
"China can be destabilized by that kind of pressure. For an additional cyberattack, Russia can shut down millions of people," says Pet McFadden.
In addition, all countries affected by the upcoming conflict have begun to urge their citizens to prepare for power outages. For example, a Swedish brochure reprinted this month contains links on how to deal with power outages, as well as the Norwegian government's Emergency Preparedness Guide. A report from the Finnish government refers to cyber attacks that cause "prolonged power outages", while Denmark refers to various crises, including a digital attack that causes "loss of utilities".
However, according to experts, the Russian cyber threat should not be taken seriously, even if an attack on national infrastructure leads to the application of the NATO mutual defense provision, which may make Moscow hesitate.
Syrah Martin, the former head of the UK's National Cybersecurity Center, believes that every major organization in the country should have a plan for a cyberattack that affects key infrastructure.
"Every organization should have a plan to deal with the loss of a large infrastructure network. The difference between working 50% for 24 hours after an attack and staying offline for two weeks is huge," he said.
Dan Black, Head of the cyber espionage analysis team at Mandiant, a Google-owned cybersecurity firm, said Russia had stepped up its cyber aggression against Britain and other NATO members when it became clear that the war in Ukraine would become debilitating.
"Then everyone really started to see the scale of the cyber conflict crawling out of Ukraine, into wider Europe and NATO countries," he said.
This is proved by the situation in September, when Western intelligence agencies said that a unit of the Russian military intelligence service was conducting a campaign of "deliberate cyber activity" against the government and critical infrastructure organizations around the world.
Now, in European countries, citizens are advised to use more reliable passwords on the Internet, as well as check the sources of information and their accuracy before sharing it with someone.
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The UK announced the creation of a secret artificial intelligence security research laboratory at a NATO conference. The laboratory will bring together experts to assess the impact of the country's security and develop tools for Cyber Defense.
