After months of internal struggles in the United Kingdom, a special cyber force, consisting of hundreds of experts, will be established to confront the various cyber threats
by Ami Rojkes Dombe
After months of delays and struggles between the Ministry of Defense and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Britain is setting up a cyber force consisting of expert hackers who can confront threats from hostile countries and terror groups. The National Cyber Force (NCF), consisting of about 500 experts, has been taking shape for about two years, but various sources claim that the unit's establishment will be officially announced soon after months of intense argument over the details.
Britain is interested in being seen as a cyber superpower capable of disrupting the systems of enemy countries including satellite, cellular and computer networks, as well as shutting down communications systems used by terror groups. The NCF, a joint initiative of the Defense Ministry and the national signals intelligence agency GCHQ, will consolidate several existing capabilities and develop new ones.
Experts claim that the lack of exposure due to confidentiality makes it difficult to hold a public discussion on the limits of cyber warfare in a democracy and what type of attacks or disruptive means are considered legitimate, especially if there is a military dimension to the unit's work.
