China and Russia are threatening ‘free and open internet’, the UK has warned

The UK said Tuesday that “free and open internet” is at risk of being monitored by China and Russia, with Western allies in a race to draft cyber control regulations.

The warning is contained in a document outlining the country’s new internet strategy, which predicted a “moral crisis” between world powers as the UK expanded its online military capabilities.

The National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC), a defense unit of the GCHQ intelligence agency that has contributed to the development of the system, said the new approach would serve as a way to address the growing number of cyber threats inflicted on UK enemies.

“Disagreements over the rules of social networking will be a source of constant competition between the superpowers, and a breach of ethics between countries seeking to maintain a system set up by liberal and systematic rivals such as China and Russia who promote greater state power. the only way to find social networking sites, ”the statement said.

It warned that the controversy “would force free and open internet, as the country claims, big tech companies and other players are promoting ways to compete on professional standards and improve the internet”.

British officials are deeply concerned about the growing indifference of the Chinese government-sponsored cyber system, and have secretly criticized Beijing in recent years.

Western allies defendant The Chinese government earlier this year partnered with terrorists to carry out cybercrime, including the latest on Microsoft which affected thousands of organizations.

The US and the UK have also indicated that Russia is concerned with the goal of deliberately pursuing western infrastructure, disrupting elections and prudent economies, including direct pharmaceutical companies and student organizations that produce Covid-19 vaccines.

Steve Barclay, the cabinet minister, who oversees the development of the new system, said this would change the way the UK promoted “global interests in the cyber space”. He added that it would ensure that “internet expertise” was developed across the country to strengthen the UK’s security capabilities.

The government has allocated £ 2.6bn to implement a global cyber program and measures to protect public services from cyber shows over the next three years.

The plan outlines plans to invest in new products “National Cyber ​​Force”, whose potential includes disruption of enemy servers and theft of enemy weapons. Special police forces will also be encouraged by “more money” to be able to fight cyber criminals.

Sir Jeremy Fleming, executive director of GCHQ, said the new approach “would build a strong national foundation for the online security that GCHQ’s work has achieved, especially through the NCSC”.

In an interview with the Financial Times last week, Fleming described the agency as “a game hunter and game hunter” for cyber bullying, which is accused of protecting the country from terrorists and promoting offensive activities against enemies.