National Cyber Force Transforms country's cyber capabilities to protect UK

The new National Cyber Force (NCF) is helping to transform the UK’s cyber capabilities to disrupt adversaries and keep the UK safe, the Prime Minister announced today

In a speech on defence spending, the PM avowed the GCHQ and Ministry of Defence (MOD) partnership which is conducting cyber operations to disrupt hostile state activities, terrorists and criminals threatening the UK’s national security – from countering terror plots to supporting military operations. Working alongside the NCSC – a part of GCHQ - which protects the digital homeland, the NCF plays a vital role in enhancing the UK’s world-leading and responsible cyber power.

The NCF draws together personnel from intelligence, cyber and security agency GCHQ, the MOD, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) under one unified command for the first time. Alongside MOD’s operational expertise, DSTL’s scientific and technical capabilities and GCHQ’s global intelligence, SIS (MI6) provides its expertise in recruiting and running agents alongside its unique ability to deliver clandestine operational technology.

Used alongside diplomatic, economic, political and military capabilities, examples of cyber operations could include:

For over a century, GCHQ has worked to keep the UK safe. Cyber security has become an integral part of this mission as we strive to make the UK the safest place to live and do business online. We are a world-leading cyber power.