Cyberattack on UK Defence Academy causes significant damage

The Defence Academy of the UK was forced to rebuild its network last year after suffering a cyber attack, a high-ranking officer has revealed. Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who retired from the armed forces in August, said the attack caused significant damage and continues to affect the Defence Academy months later. The school, which is based in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, teaches 28,000 military personnel, diplomats and civil servants a year. During the pandemic, its classes were moved online, exacerbating the disruption caused by the attack. The academyҳ website had to be completely rebuilt, a task which is still ongoing. Itҳ not The post Cyber attack on UK Defence Academy causes ӳignificantԠdamage appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog