The British military is fending off 60 significant cyberattacks a day, commander of @UKStratCom has revealed.
Up to 10 of these on average originate from hostile states, it is understood.
Gen Sir Patrick Sanders warned digital warfare is the new Blitz.
thetimes.co.uk/article/milita…
General Sanders also confirmed the UK has developed offensive cyber weapons that can "degrade, disrupt & even destroy" the critical infrastructure of adversaries.
These tools can hit both strategic & tactical targets, he said.
The British military is currently working with GCHQ under the National Offensive Cyber Programme.
A more ambitious "National Cyber Force" is being worked up, & is expected in the government's Integrated Review.
It's a long delayed announcement... I first wrote about it in 2018!
Gen Sanders also said @UKStratCom was pitching to create a "Digital DARPA".
This would aim to "fuse expertise in data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, autonomy and robotics, synthetics, quantum, and 5G".
The "new front line" in cyber warfare in MoD Corsham in Wiltshire. It's a curious reversal for a base that was previously a last redoubt.
For 30 years in the Cold War the subterranean tunnels below were a nuclear bunker (code name Stockwell) for central gvt in event of a strike.
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