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Defence must enhance protection of reliant digital networks and secure sufficient cybersecurity skills.

Conclusion
Digital networks are only as strong and resilient to cyberattack as their weakest links, and recent attacks indicate that the Ministry of Defence must do more to help protect all those networks it relies on to fulfil its mission— not just those which it directly controls. Defence also needs the right skills, in sufficient numbers, if it is to continue building its own systems’ resilience to cyberattacks. (Conclusion, Paragraph 60)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 24 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Defence
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.2 yr
Report published 09 Jul 2025