The head of America’s Cyber Command, Paul Nakasone, is a four-star general whose chest is plastered in medals. The commander of Britain’s National Cyber Force (NCF) is a bespectacled, middle-aged man in a beige blazer—a 20-year veteran of GCHQ, Britain’s signals-intelligence service, whose name the government has asked to keep secret. Unassuming as he may be, his agency, responsible for offensive cyber operations, now stands at the center of a sweeping overhaul of British defense capabilities.
The Economist: Britain puts a new offensive cyber force at the heart of its defense
A technician works on a protective cybersecurity system on Jan. 22, 2019 in Lille, during the 11th International Cybersecurity Forum.
