""Sanctions will not deter all malicious cyber activity," he said. "What they can do is complicate operations, raise costs, disrupt enabling infrastructure and signal collective resolve." Saiz explained that sanctions can deter adversaries by imposing friction, restricting access to various resources - both financial and technical - and making threat actor networks publicly toxic, such as the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) did to LockBit with some success. However, he warned, cyber sanctions do not deter every threat actor and their practical impact varies wildly."
"At the meeting, UK officials advocated for a multilateral approach to cyber sanctions, saying that the effectiveness of such measures depends on working alongside partners, such as the US, to lean on additional reach and enforcement capacity. The UK's current policy is to position itself as a reliable partner willing to move quickly and in coordination to have maximum effect."
Cyber sanctions are not a universal panacea. They can complicate operations, raise costs, disrupt enabling infrastructure, restrict access to financial and technical resources, and make threat actor networks publicly toxic. The practical impact of sanctions varies widely and they do not deter all malicious cyber activity. Sanctions are most effective when integrated into broader diplomatic, intelligence, or law enforcement-led campaigns. Multilateral coordination and partnership expand reach and enforcement capacity, and timely, coordinated action increases the potential effectiveness of cyber sanctions against state-backed and financially motivated threat actors.
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