The UK's GCHQ head says the UK and allies have a “narrowing window” to counter cyber threats from China and Russia, as Russia intensifies “daily” hybrid warfare
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Discussion
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@rusi_org
Rusi
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As concerns around hybrid threats continue to grow, our research has examined the financial and political dimensions of modern state competition, from sabotage financing and sanctions evasion to foreign political influence and cryptocurrency-enabled interference. Key reads:
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@skynews
@skynews
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During a speech at Bletchley Park, GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler warned the Kremlin is “relentlessly targeting” the UK, and said intelligence reveals that nearly half a million Russian troops have been killed in the Ukraine war. | @haynesdeborah https://news.sky.com/... [video]
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@gchq
@gchq
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Addressing an audience of media, experts, academia, government and national security partners at the inaugural GCHQ Annual Lecture, Director GCHQ highlighted the importance of cyber security. https://www.gchq.gov.uk/... [image]
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@sophgaston
Sophia Gaston
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Great to see @GCHQ chief giving an annual threat assessment. But we've had five years of intel & military chiefs sounding alarms while PMs fail to mirror the gravity of the context to avoid ‘scaring the public’. We need holistic narratives and leadership. https://www.bloomberg.co…
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@christopherjm
Christopher Miller
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“And as we remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine, Putin is going backwards on the battlefield, with new intelligence showing that almost half a million Russian soldiers have been killed since the conflict began.” — @GCHQ director.
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@gchq
@gchq
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Speaking today at @BletchleyPark, Director GCHQ delivered her inaugural Annual Lecture in which she emphasised the importance of international partnerships and harnessing technology amidst a “narrowing window for the UK & allies to stay ahead.” 🧵 [1/4] https://www.gchq.gov.uk/...…
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@gerashchenko_en
Anton Gerashchenko
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Russia is deliberately threatening critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains and public trust in the UK - GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler Russia has been accused of a number of espionage plots on British territory and, more recently, of waging an undeclared [im…
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@alexwickham
Alex Wickham
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New: GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler delivers the first in what will be an annual speech on threats to the UK Speaking at Britain's wartime spy hub at Bletchley Park just now, she warns the world faces a “moment of consequence” and a “new era of radical uncertainty” — the West
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@discoplomacy
Sam
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We're getting another secret service speech today about China and emerging technology. Anne Keast-Butler of GCHQ will talk about “the ground beneath our feet...shifting.” This is pretty consistent with what the agencies have been saying publicly for the better part of a decade. […
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Peter Munford
Peter Munford
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I was really pleased to be in the room for this lecture, despite the alarming warnings. — The speech is worth reading in full, but the things I took away were: …