UK's NCSC unveils 'Cyber Shield' — autonomous AI system to defend government networks
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Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced Cyber Shield, a sovereign national defense initiative that leverages agentic AI to autonomously discover and patch vulnerabilities across government networks and critical national infrastructure. The system pairs red AI agents (for offensive penetration testing) with blue AI agents (for real-time defense), with early trials planned across government and key UK sectors. The initiative is led by NCSC under GCHQ.
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bskyUK's NCSC unveils 'Cyber Shield' — autonomous AI system to defend government networkshendryadrian.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledCyber Shield is designed to provide a national-scale, sovereign defense capability.
Agentic AI would discover and repair weaknesses across...
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