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Cyberwarfare is all in the mind, says Britain

An interview with the commander of the National Cyber Force

James Babbage GCHQ
The name’s Babbage. James BabbageImage: GCHQ

“IT IS THE deterrent rocket force of our age,” gushed one columnist. “Cyber divisions are worth more than aircraft carrier[s] or nuclear weapons.” He was referring to Britain’s National Cyber Force (ncf), created in 2020 with a mission to “disrupt, deny, degrade” in cyberspace. Now the ncf is opening up to dispel such fantasies.

This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “All in the mind”

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