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This data was derived from the composition of principal cyber forces according to roles assigned to individual units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authors of the report clarified that \u201ceffects\u201d generally refers to actions to deny, degrade, disrupt or destroy as well as those conducted by proxies in conjunction with a government actor. It can also include a range of other capabilities such as the ability to research vulnerabilities, write or use malware, and maintain command and control through exploits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia is a highly capable cyber power. Cyber capabilities are part of a broader framework of information operations, and strategic documents generally refer to cyber security under the rubric of \u2018information security,\u2019 \u201d the Military Balance report read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July 2021, Russia released an update to its National Security Strategy, devoting a section to information security and stressing the further development of military cyber forces and capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IISS report noted that China has also shown significant improvements in its military cyber capabilities over the last decade, integrating offensive cyber operations into recent military exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia also allots a significant amount of personnel to incident response, the report noted, with 80% of its forces dedicated to the mission. 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