It is important that the Government continues to call out cyber-attacks from adversaries on the international stage and works to find a deterrent to counter them. There is currently a lack of global rules regulating international cyber-attacks and the Government should work with allies to formulate a system to provide accountability for perpetrators. The Government should clarify why it is not deploying a cyberattack capability to deter aggressors.

It is important that the Government continues to call out cyber-attacks from adversaries on the international stage and works to find a deterrent to counter them. There is currently a lack of global rules regulating international cyber-attacks and the Government should work with allies to formulate a system to provide accountability for perpetrators. The Government should clarify why it is not deploying a cyberattack capability to deter aggressors. Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Paragraph: 59 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government is committed to promoting stability in cyberspace based on the application of existing international law, voluntary norms of responsible state behaviour and confidence building measures supported by coordinated and targeted capacity- building programmes. The UK works with the European