On the offensive: New thinking to combat cyber threats

29th July 2026Andrew Staniforth, Policing Insight

With cyber attacks continuing to grow in number and evolve in approach, and the UK’s National Cyber Force acting as the country’s own offensive cyber arm, a new collection of articles published by the UK Cyber Effects Network and the Royal United Services Institute provides unique insights into how and why UK cyber agencies are fighting back, and how police cybercrime investigations and preventative resilience efforts remain a critical component of UK cyber defences, reports Policing insight’s Andrew Staniforth.

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On the offensive: New thinking to combat cyber threats

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