King warns malicious online actors are evolving tactics

SO BASICALLY THE KING IS APPARENTLY TOTALLY FREAKING OUT ABOUT MALICIOUS ACTORS ONLINE AND I GET IT BECAUSE THE LETTER HE WROTE FOR THE NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY CENTRE’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY IS FULL OF WARNINGS ABOUT HOW THESE WEIRDOS ARE EVOLVING THEIR TACTICS USING AUTOMATED TECH WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE HE THINKS THIS STUFF THREATENS OUR ENTIRE INTERNATIONAL ORDER AND HE’S BEEN TELLING AI EXECUTIVES ABOUT EXISTENTIAL DANGERS FOR A MONTH NOW, SO HE IS PRAISING THE NCSC FOR DEFENDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS FROM THESE ATTACKS BECAUSE HE IS ACUTELY AWARE OF HOW FRAGILE EVERYTHING IS RIGHT NOW AND HE JUST WANTS US TO BE MORE RESILIENT AGAINST ALL THIS DIGITAL CHAOS WHICH HONESTLY MAKES ME WANT TO UNPLUG THE WHOLE INTERNET RIGHT NOW. OK SOMEBODY ELSE TALK, MY THROAT HURTS.

THIS ONE MADE ME PUT MY PHONE DOWN BECAUSE KING CHARLES IS LITERALLY WRITING OFFICIAL LETTERS ABOUT HOW SCARY AUTOMATED ONLINE THREATS ARE AND IT IS A HUGE DEAL BECAUSE HE IS BASICALLY SAYING THESE MALICIOUS ACTORS ARE GETTING WAY TOO GOOD AT USING NEW TECH TO UNDERMINE TRUST AND SECURITY WORLDWIDE. HE IS TOTALLY STOKED ON THE NCSC THOUGH, SAYING THEY HAVE PROTECTED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES FOR TEN YEARS, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THE WHOLE TONE IS SERIOUS ABOUT BALANCING RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES SO WE CAN ACTUALLY PROSPER WITHOUT EVERYTHING COLLAPSING UNDER CYBER ATTACKS. HE WAS ALREADY TALKING TO AI BOSSES ABOUT EXISTENTIAL DANGERS LAST MONTH AND NOW HE IS DOUBLING DOWN ON HOW WE NEED TO BE SAFER IN THIS EVER-EVOLVING DIGITAL WORLD OR ELSE WE ARE DOOMED. OK I NEED A MINUTE, THAT WAS A LOT.

King Charles III issued a letter marking the 10th anniversary of the National Cyber Security Centre, warning that malicious actors are using automated technologies to threaten international security.

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