Incident response diplomacy: UK to launch new capability to help attacked allies

The UK announced a new Cyber Incident Response Capability (CIRC) to support partner nations—via NATO’s virtual cyber incident support capability and beyond—in responding to attacks on critical national infrastructure; the Foreign Office has allocated £1 million to procure a private-sector incident response provider, with officials highlighting the significant costs and complexity of nation-state intrusions and warning of ongoing Russian threats to Western infrastructure.