The government is spending £50 million on expanding a cyber training centre to improve the cyber defence in the UK and increase cooperation with the US.
The facility, based in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, will benefit international partners, including the US, by exchanging knowledge and ideas in cyberspace operations.
Dubbed the new Defence Cyber Academy will develop sovereign and international courses to support the UK’s goal in advancing the national cybersecurity profession.
DCMS statistics show that cyberattacks across the government, including espionage activity and ransomware, cost an estimated £100 million last year.
Defence secretary Ben Wallace said: “Defence co-operation between the United Kingdom and the United States is the broadest and deepest of any two countries in the world and will continue to expand in the coming decades.
“The Defence Cyber Academy builds on that collaboration, defining closer integration and shared capability, helping us and our allies counter global cyber security threats, staying one step ahead and at the forefront of this cutting-edge military domain.”
The government launched its first ever Cybersecurity Strategy at the beginning of the year with the goal of boosting the resilience of key services.
