Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the pause in offensive cyber operations against Russia by the US on security in Europe.”
Tabled: 18 March 2025Answered: 24 March 2025
Asked by
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Luke Pollard)
UK defence networks face a range of state threats from malign actors. In 2024, the National Cyber Security Centre received 1,957 reports of cyber-attacks, of which 89 were nationally significant, with 12 severe in nature. The Government continue to improve resilience and response options to those threats.