Britain Warns It Could Launch Air Strikes In Response To Cyber Attacks
DEFENCE SECRETARY SAYS A STRIKE ON UK SYSTEMS “COULD INVITE A RESPONSE FROM ANY DOMAIN – AIR, LAND, SEA OR CYBERSPACE”
Carol Adl
YourNewsWire.com
June 28, 2017
The British Defence Secretary has warned that the UK is ready to use force to respond to hackers.
Michael Fallon said Britain has a ‘full spectrum’ of retaliation available to counter cyber attacks following the recent assault on the Houses of Parliament network.
The Mail Online reports:
Sir Michael Fallon sent out a tough message to hackers in the wake of a ‘sustained and determined’ assault on the parliamentary network.
He said the UK had the ability to respond to online attacks ‘from any domain – air, land, sea or cyber’.
Sir Michael also highlighted the success of the UK’s ability to carry out cyber attacks against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and offered similar British support to future Nato operations.
Sir Michael said the UK was investing in ‘full spectrum capabilities’ – ranging from the new aircraft carriers to offensive online capabilities.
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