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UK’s cyber defences are being outpaced: Nation-state attacks expose dangerous gaps in resilience

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01.10.2025

By Chris McGrath

It is clear following a string of high profile cyber attacks that the UK is seen as increasingly vulnerable by malicious actors around the world.

Over the past week, we have seen the crisis at Jaguar Land Rover intensify and the Co-Op disclose that the attack it suffered earlier this year cost more than £200m in lost revenue.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Hall KC, the government’s anti-terrorism tsar, warned in an interview about the cyber threat posed by nation-state actors including Russia and Iran.

The rise and rise of nation-state actors and the UK’s growing cyber vulnerability is a serious cause for concern. At present, Russia and, increasingly, Iran, can target almost any organisation in........

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