Britain to develop offensive cyber capability, Osborne says

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CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) – British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to fight Islamist militants, hackers, criminals and hostile powers who threaten British interests, Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday. “We need to establish deterrents in cyber space. We need to not just defend ourselves against attacks but rather to dissuade people and states from targeting us in the first place,” Osborne said

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Britain to develop offensive cyber capability, Osborne says