#state-sponsored-threats

#state-sponsored-threats

In what officials described as a call to arms, national security officials and ministers are urging all organisations, from the smallest businesses to the largest employers, to draw up contingency plans for the eventuality that your IT infrastructure [is] crippled tomorrow and all your screens [go] blank. The NCSC, which is part of GCHQ, said highly sophisticated China, capable and irresponsible Russia, Iran and North Korea were the main state threats, in its annual review published on Tuesday.

The escalating and constant digital threats from state-sponsored adversaries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia coincide with a fractured global governance and a shifting domestic policy landscape. This moment presents a unique opportunity for the administration to continue to set the tone as a global leader in cyber threat deterrence. Public and private collaboration can help with this effort.