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Russia is targeting UK’s infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ head to say

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The head of GCHQ, Anne Keast-Butler, warned that Russia is actively targeting the UK's infrastructure and democracy. She also cautioned that the UK faces a narrowing technological window to maintain its lead over a rapidly advancing China. Keast-Butler noted that the nation is in a "new era of radical uncertainty" with a high risk of miscalculation due to ongoing cyberattacks.

Anne Keast-Butler will also warn of narrowing window to stay ahead of China in ‘new era of radical uncertainty’

Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democracy while there is only a narrowing technological window to stay ahead of a fast-developing China, the head of the spy agency GCHQ will warn in a lecture on Wednesday.

Anne Keast-Butler, giving an inaugural annual lecture, will say that the UK is caught in a “new era of radical uncertainty” and that “the risk of miscalculation” is as high as she has ever seen it as hacker attacks from the two states continue.

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Originally published by The Guardian UK Read original →