British spies will take on Vladimir Putin's cyber army with new AI lab designed to take on Russian hackersThe Cabinet Minister will announce today.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat Macfadyen will announce £8 million in funding to boost Britain's resilience against Russian hacktivists.
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A new AI security research lab will bring together global experts and intelligence agencies to find ways to better defend UK cyberspace.
University graduates will also work with Five Eyes partners and the Foreign Office to ensure Britain remains at the forefront of the 'AI arms race'.
Speaking at the NATO Cyber Defense Conference in London, Macfadyen will announce that the UK is already tackling digital attacks from Russia, “both overtly and behind the scenes”.
He will say: “Cyberwar is now a daily reality.
“A place where our defenses are constantly tested.
He added: “The scale of the threat must be matched by the strength of our determination to combat it and protect our citizens and systems.”
His intervention comes at a time of rising tensions with Russia, with Vladimir Putin threatening to escalate the war in Ukraine into a “global” conflict.
The Kremlin lowered its nuclear threshold, with Putin warning that it may target military facilities in countries that supply it with weapons. Kyiv.
On Thursday, Moscow also used a new ballistic missile in Ukraine, which Putin said was retaliation for the UK and US allowing missiles it supplied to be used to strike targets in Russia.
While UK ministers have not explicitly confirmed this, it is widely believed that British-made Storm Shadow weapons have been used by Ukrainian forces in attacks within the Kursk region.
Meanwhile, the United States has given the green light to powerful ATACMS missiles Strikes Deep inside Russia.
