U.K. Spy Agency Chief Warns Of Growing Cyber Threat

Listening post: GCHQ's doughnut building in Cheltenham intercepts malicious attacks from foreign enemies and organised crime syndicates. Photo from The Daily Mail

Cyber Warfare Already Here, UK Spy Agency Chief Says -- Yahoo News/Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – Countries are already using cyber warfare techniques to attack each other and need to be vigilant round the clock to protect computer systems, the head of Britain's communications spy agency says.

Iain Lobban, the director of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), said British government systems are targeted 1,000 times each month.

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More News On The U.K. Being Under Cyber Attack

UK says it gets hit by 1,000 cyber attacks monthly -- AP
Cyber attacks on UK hit 1,000 a month, says GCHQ chief -- The Daily Mail
Cyber threat 'real and credible': GCHQ -- AFP
GCHQ chief urges cyberwar action -- Financial Times
Cyber attack is 'credible' threat -- Press Association
GCHQ: Government systems see thousands of attacks -- ZDNet
Britain faces serious cyber threat, spy agency head warns -- Globe And Mail
Is GCHQ Frighteningly Clueless or Fiendishly Cunning? -- Computer World UK

My Comment: Just curious .... but is this the new face of those who are conducting cyber attacks?