Will the next World War be a cyberwar?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure and the UK's preparedness for such threats.

It seems every week we hear a new report of a cyber-attack. What if those attacks were on our critical infrastructure? Our national grid? Our water supply? Is the UK prepared?

Topics covered

• cyberwar
• cyber-attacks
• critical infrastructure
• national security
• UK preparedness

Keywords

• cyberwar
• cyber-attacks
• infrastructure
• national grid
• water supply
• UK
• preparedness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK

Places: national grid, water supply

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