Our enemies could cripple Britain without firing a shot – and ministers are not ready

As a former Army officer, I have a blunt warning for this government: a major cyber-attack could cripple Britain’s essential services long before ministers decide the country is ready. Our enemies will not wait for a spending review to deliver its promises in five or 10 years. We go to war with what we have, not what we hope to have by 2035. Nor should we assume the next devastating attack will begin with missiles, tanks or aircraft.An assault on the systems that keep our food cold, our payments moving, and our electricity flowing could bring chaos directly into our homes.Last month’s attack on refrigeration systems across hundreds of French supermarkets demonstrated the physical consequences of digital sabotage. One supermarket...

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