Evaluating the U.K.'s 'Active Cyber Defence' Program:

In November 2016, the U.K. government its Active Cyber Defence (ACD) program with the intention of tackling "in a relatively automated [and transparent] way, a significant proportion of the cyber attacks that hit the U.K." True to their word, a little over a year on, last week the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a (over 60 pages long) of their progress to date. The report itself is full of technical implementation details. But it's useful to cut through the specifics to explain exactly what ACD is and highlight its successes-how the program could benefit the United States as well.

There are three defining features of the ACD program: government-centered action, intervention, and transparency.

(Via Lawfare - Hard National Security Choices)

Read the article for a nice summary of the report, including the section towards the end that talks to potential benefits for the U.S.



My original entry is here: Evaluating the U.K.'s 'Active Cyber Defence' Program. It posted Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:31:42 +0000.

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