These cases require complex, suspect-focused investigations that must take place in parallel with upstream, disruption-driven interventions against Russian ransomware groups.
The dependency on US companies stands in direct contrast to the UK’s desire for sovereign tech capabilities…Without US funding, the UK cannot fulfil its own tech ambitions.
'Energy efficiency and electrification remain the most effective means in the short term of reducing exposure to geopolitical risk to oil prices emanating from the Middle East and Russia.'
'Their targeting of Iran's main enrichment facility and a number of senior Iranian scientists suggests an intent to inflict serious damage on the programme.'
'The scale of these strikes suggests this operation is intended not just to dissuade Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons, but also to cripple any potential military response and even to destabilise the regime.'
'The Marks and Spencer ransomware attack demonstrates the wide range of harms caused by ransomware and the ever present threat it poses to the UK economy, society and national security.'
RUSI's Darya Dolzikova provides a brief and insightful comment on the implications of renewed US-Iran nuclear talks and what they signal for future diplomacy.
RUSI's Dr Burcu Ozcelik analyses Iran’s weakened strategic position and the shifting regional dynamics prompting potential direct nuclear talks with the US.