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Undersea cables must have high-priority protection before they become top targets

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-05-08

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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An interview with Cailabs US President Jeff Huggins, reported by *The Register*, emphasizes that about 95% of international data travels via submarine cables that face increasing cyber and physical threats from shipping, military exercises, and geopolitical tensions; he argues these connections are essential to national security and commerce and urges stronger resiliency measures, including augmenting undersea and terrestrial networks with satellite-enabled optical links.

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