1 November 2017 — A new EU framework will allow members to decipher and declare certain cyber-attacks as acts of war, justifying a response with conventional weapons.

The National Audit Office has published a report investigating the NHS’s response to the WannaCry cyber-attack. The report concluded that the attack was, “relatively unsophisticated” but that poor management and communication within the NHS meant that the extent of damage and disruption could have been prevented…

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