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<p>Cyber is a tier 1 threat and remains a national priority. The National Cyber Security
Strategy, published on 1 November 2016, sets out ambitious policies to protect the
UK in cyber space, supported by a £1.9 billion transformational investment. Our vision
for 2021 is that the UK is secure and resilient to cyber threats, prosperous and confident
in the digital world.</p><p>To operate and defend our networks and provide worldwide
assured communications for defence, our Global Operations and Security Control Centre
at Ministry of Defence (MOD) Corsham is operational 24/7, equipped with sophisticated
cyber defence capabilities. We take the cyber threat very seriously. We are enhancing
our cyber defence capabilities with recently announced plans to invest over £40 million
in developing a new Cyber Security Operations Capability (CSOC). The CSOC will enhance
our ability to secure Defence networks and systems against cyber threats and bring
together our defensive cyber activity, enabling us to continue to operate safely and
securely.</p><p>We are also investing £265 million in a pioneering approach to root
out cyber vulnerabilities within our military platforms and wider cyber dependent
systems. The new Cyber Vulnerability Investigations programme enables the MOD to better
understand cyber risks, and thereby ensure its ability to defend itself against cyber
attacks.</p>
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