On December 15, 2025, Britain’s incoming MI6 chief, Blaise Metrewell, warned in her first speech of the grave threat posed by Russian hybrid warfare, emphasizing the use of cyberattacks and drone operations. She described the threat as 'an acute threat posed by an aggressive, expansionist and revisionist Russia' with its cyber and drone tactics signifying that 'the frontline was everywhere.' Metrewell highlighted Russia's ongoing use of drones to disrupt Western countries, referencing their deployment over Ukraine's Western allies and incidents such as disruptions to European airports and undersea cables. She called for intelligence officers to develop broad expertise beyond laboratory environments and underscored MI6's launch of SilentCourier, a secure messaging platform enabling anonymous uploads of spy information globally. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper commented on efforts to bolster intelligence recruitment amid these challenges. The Foreign Office also cautioned users to employ trustworthy VPNs and avoid sharing personal identifiers when accessing MI6 portals.

On December 15, 2025, Britain’s incoming MI6 chief, Blaise Metrewell, warned in her first speech of the grave threat posed by Russian hybrid warfare, emphasizing the use of cyberattacks and drone operations. She described the threat as 'an acute threat posed by an aggressive, expansionist and revisionist Russia' with its cyber and drone tactics signifying that 'the frontline was everywhere.' Metrewell highlighted Russia's ongoing use of drones to disrupt Western countries, referencing their deployment over Ukraine's Western allies and incidents such as disruptions to European airports and undersea cables. She called for intelligence officers to develop broad expertise beyond laboratory environments and underscored MI6's launch of SilentCourier, a secure messaging platform enabling anonymous uploads of spy information globally. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper commented on efforts to bolster intelligence recruitment amid these challenges. The Foreign Office also cautioned users to employ trustworthy VPNs and avoid sharing personal identifiers when accessing MI6 portals.