- The UK military is deploying “hunt forces” across Europe and Asia to disrupt foreign hackers before they can target British defence systems.
- Major General Mike Fayers warned that artificial intelligence is enabling adversaries to exploit network vulnerabilities within minutes rather than days.
- Troops from the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force are operating forward of UK networks to identify and neutralise threats at their source.
- The specialist operations combine defensive cyber-activity with electromagnetic warfare to protect military personnel from enemy detection and jamming.
- The deployment comes as the government advises the public to stockpile emergency supplies amid heightened threats of cyberattacks on critical national infrastructure.
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