Russian harm to underwater cables could be 'act of war', UK defence chief warns

clock • 2 min read
Russian underwater operations have surged over the last 20 years, says Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
Image:

Russian underwater operations have surged over the last 20 years, says Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

Russia's underwater operations are focused on exploiting the world's communication and information systems, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned

A Russian attempt to damage underwater cables that are crucial to communication systems around the world might be considered an "act of war", the UK's recently appointed head of the armed forces ha...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like
CISA issues emergency order on Microsoft breach by Russian hackers

Threats and Risks

Affected bodies must take immediate action, agency says

clock 12 April 2024 • 2 min read
Open source Notepad++ calls for aid

Web

Wants help to take down a copycat website

clock 09 April 2024 • 1 min read
US, UK, Canada seek global coalition to combat state disinformation

Threats and Risks

US, UK and Canada have endorsed a framework to tackle information manipulation

clock 27 February 2024 • 3 min read

Sign up to our newsletter

The best news, stories, features and photos from the day in one perfectly formed email.

More on Threats and Risks

Hackers launch brute-force attacks on business VPNs and more

Hackers launch brute-force attacks on business VPNs and more

The attacks rely on trial-and-error attempts to crack login credentials

clock 18 April 2024 • 2 min read
Palo Alto Networks patches 'critical' vulnerability under active exploitation

Palo Alto Networks patches 'critical' vulnerability under active exploitation

Volexity says a ‘spike in exploitation’ is likely

Kyle Alspach
clock 16 April 2024 • 2 min read
CISA issues emergency order on Microsoft breach by Russian hackers

CISA issues emergency order on Microsoft breach by Russian hackers

Affected bodies must take immediate action, agency says

Kyle Alspach
clock 12 April 2024 • 2 min read