UK intelligence services are stepping up against Chinese cyberspies

Date:
Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:30:19 +0000

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The UK government is forming a new agency to help tackle the threat of
foreign cyber-spies.

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The UK government is setting up a new agency whose goal will be to fight against Chinese cyber-spies and other threats, the media are reporting.

As per a new report in The Register, the agency is called National Protective Security Agency (NPSA) and will answer directly to MI5. The news was broken
by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who explained that the NPSA is part of the Governments effort to refresh its security strategy, known as the Integrated Review.

As part of the refresh, the countrys Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund
is being replaced with an Integrated Security Fund, which will have a budget of $1.22 billion. Training and educating

The funding will be spent to "deliver on the core objectives of the
Integrated Review at home and around the world, including in economic and cyber security, counter terrorism and human rights."

NPSAs work will include training businesses, schools, and non-profits on the importance of cybersecurity, and advising them on how to tighten up on their cybersecurity posture. At the same time, NPSA will work with local law enforcement agencies to protect against terrorist attacks, it said.

Furthermore, the NPSA is expected to work closely with other government
bodies such as the NCSC (National Cyber Security Center) and the NCTSO (National Counter Terrorism Security Office), providing holistic protective security advice. Read more

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"Science, technology, and academia are as much on the front linesof national security as the UK's critical national infrastructure," the Register cited Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat.

"We know that hostile actors are trying to steal intellectual property from
UK institutions in order to harm our country," Tugendhat added. "The National Protective Security Authority will play a crucial role in helping businesses and universities better protect themselves and maintain their competitive advantage."

The Chinese cyber-spies and "other threats" that the MI5 are interested in
are unknown, although its safe to assume it includes APT41, APT31, and other groups with close ties to the Chinese government. Check out the best endpoint protection services around

Via: The Register



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