UK spy chief: Combat cyber threats with tech firms’ help
By DW
01 December 2021 |
2:38 pm
As Russia and China attempt to master sophisticated technologies, the head of MI6 is set to warn that "unlike Q in the Bond movies, we cannot do it all in-house."
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