MOSCOW – First-ever hybrid division will be created within the UK ArmedForces to fight against cyberattacks, disinformation and electronicwarfare. The division will reportedly focus on boosting London’s capacityto defer cyberthreat allegedly coming from Russia.
Russia is not worried over London’s plans to create a new division forcountering purported Russian cyberthreat, and the country will be able toprotect itself anywaylink,according to the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for NewChallenges and Threats, Vladimir Tarabrin, Sputnik has reported.
“You know, I already find it difficult to seriously comment on similarstatements that Western states make regularly, while no one has providedany proof of Russia’s involvement, since there is no proof, and there areno such facts. Accusations of being engaged in cyber aggression areespecially absurd, given that our country is the pioneer of internationalinformation security discussions,” Tarabrin said.
Russia first raised the cyber threat issue at the United Nations 20 yearsago and insisted on adopting a relevant resolution of the UN GeneralAssembly, the diplomat recalled.
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“We are doing everything to protect our cyberspace. We have enoughpossibilities to do that. Similar statements about different ‘divisions’are of a purely propagandist nature.
If Western states really intended to conduct dialogue, they would not saythis. So let it lie on their conscience, and we will not be frightened by’divisions’, we will protect ourselves,” Tarabrin stressed.
