The head of GCHQ says Vladimir Putin is losing the information war in Ukraine
Britain’s signals-intelligence service has helped to protect critical infrastructure, says Sir Jeremy Fleming
IT IS A fallacy to say that cyber has not been a factor in the war in Ukraine. Both sides are using cyber capabilities to pursue their aims. Both sides understand the potential of integrating cyber and information confrontation with their military effort. And both sides know that they are engaged in a struggle for influence and opinion far beyond the immediate battlefield. It is a very modern digital and cyber war, as much as it is a brutal and destructive physical one.
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