Britain Names 1st Female Director of GCHQ Cyber Intelligence Agency

Britain Names 1st Female Director of GCHQ Cyber Intelligence Agency
Undated handout photo of Anne Keast-Butler, issued by GCHQ on April 11, 2023. GCHQ via PA Media
Alexander Zhang
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The UK government has named Anne Keast-Butler as the first female director of GCHQ, the country’s cyber intelligence agency.

GCHQ—or Government Communications Headquarters—gathers communications from around the world to identify and disrupt threats to Britain.