Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy

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Pragmatism and adaptability in the cyber realm

Tim Stevens

Introduction

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is one of the world’s leading economies and has been able to marshal substantial national resources to address a range of cybersecurity issues. The UK’s overt national cybersecurity program is a decade old and constitutes a sophisticated approach to cybersecurity involving multiple public and private actors. These operate in a robust planning framework that treats cyberspace as a strategic domain and cybersecurity as a means of pursuing the national interest at home and abroad. The UK recognizes that its prosperity and international visibility makes it an attractive target to cyber criminals ...