NCSC: Prepare for the long haul on Russia-Ukraine
Cyber security experts have urged UK organisations to prepare for an extended period of heightened threat in relation to the Russia-Ukraine conflict as they published new guidance aimed at supporting staff resilience. The guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – is the latest in a series of interventions […]
Ireland and UK tout ‘key’ partnership for countering cyber threats
The head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has highlighted the importance of continued collaboration between Ireland and the UK to protect shared interests and counter threats in cyberspace. Speaking virtually to an audience at the influential Institute of International & European Affairs (IIEA) in Dublin, Lindy Cameron (pictured) described the Ireland-UK relationship as […]
Huge leap in girls learning cyber security skills
The number of girls looking to learn new cyber security skills has surged this summer after courses went online for the first time. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that the number of young people taking part in this year’s CyberFirst summer courses rose to a record-breaking 1,770 after they moved from the classroom […]
NCSC reveals role play exercises to keep home workers cyber safe
Business owners are being urged to help keep their home working staff safe from cyber attacks by testing their defences in a roleplay exercise devised by the NCSC. The ‘Home and Remote Working’ exercise is the latest addition to the National Cyber Security Centre’s Exercise in a Box toolkit, which helps small and medium sized businesses […]
One million scam emails reported to NCSC
An influx of cryptocurrency investment scams is among a range of online threats which have been blocked as a result of more than 1 million suspect emails being reported by the public in just two months. More than half of the 10,000 online links to scams blocked or taken down by the National Cyber Security […]
NCSC publishes university threat assessment
The threats facing the UK’ universities and the steps they can take to protect themselves have been outlined in a report from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ. The NCSC’s threat assessment aims to raise awareness of state-sponsored espionage targeting high-value research, as well as the risk of financial losses at the […]
NCSC issues DoS attack guidance for business
Organisations worried about the threat of Denial of Service (DoS) attacks have been recommended to read guidance published by the National Cyber Security Centre. Wikipedia suffered a suspected DoS attack on Saturday September 7th that resulted in intermittent site access for some users in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Advice for SMEs, large organisations, […]
NCSC details key wins in cyber security war
A scam to defraud thousands of UK citizens using a fake email address spoofing a UK airport was one of a wide range of cyber attacks successfully prevented by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the last 12 months. Details of the criminal campaign are just one case study of many in Active Cyber Defence […]
Female students flock to NCSC CyberFirst initiative
Nearly 12,000 girls aged 12 – 13 from across the UK took part in the competition in 2019, which was launched by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as part of the CyberFirst initiative. The competition breaks down gender barriers by encouraging girls to engage with cyber security before they make their GCSE choices, with […]
NCSC outlines data breach roles
Data breach roles have been outlined to help victims of cyber incidents and form an improved approach between the UK’s technical authority for cyber threats and its independent authority for data protection. Speaking at the second day of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) annual conference CYBERUK, Chief Executive Ciaran Martin and Information Commission Office […]
