"The government has been urged to step up defences to sabotage threats from Russia against undersea cables that provide critical internet connections for financial services, datacentres and military communications. A cross-party group of MPs and peers has warned the UK has "been too timid" in defending the undersea internet cable network from potential attacks by Russia and other hostile nation states."
"Parliament's Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy warned in a report that Russian aggression can escalate much faster than UK resilience measures could be upgraded. "We can no longer rule out the possibility of UK infrastructure being targeted in a crisis," the committee said. "We are also not confident that the UK could prevent such attacks or recover within an acceptable time period.""
Government has been urged to strengthen defences against sabotage threats from Russia targeting undersea internet cables that carry critical data for financial services, datacentres and military communications. A cross-party group of MPs and peers warned the UK has been too timid in defending the undersea cable network. Parliament's Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy warned that Russian aggression can escalate faster than UK resilience measures can be upgraded and that the UK could be targeted and might not prevent attacks or recover within an acceptable time. The UK relies almost entirely on about 62 subsea cables, around 50 active, with additional cables via the Channel Tunnel. Simultaneous attacks on multiple cables could cause significant disruption. Experts told the committee that Russia operates titanium-hulled vessels capable of targeting cables at extreme depths and may recruit freelance shipping operators to damage undersea cables.
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