Statement on major IT outage – NCSC News
Following the global IT outage on Friday 19 July, affected organisations should put in place vendor mitigations. The NCSC is also warning about an increase in related phishing. – Read…
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Joint security guidance offered to data centre operators and users – NCSC News
New guidance from the NCSC and CPNI sets out a holistic security strategy for data centres to keep the UK’s online assets secure. – Read More
NCSC Chief Engineer recognised in prestigious Women in Engineering awards – NCSC News
The NCSC’s Chief Engineer has been named as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering at a prestigious awards ceremony. – Read More
The NCSC and partners issue alert about evolving techniques used by China state-sponsored cyber attackers – NCSC News
APT40 is one of the cyber actors that has embraced the trend of using SoHo devices to launch attacks – Read More
NCSC statement following reports of a Synnovis data breach – NCSC News
The NCSC has published advice on protecting yourself against the impact of data breaches. – Read More
NCSC announces new joint directors for software security research institute – NCSC News
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced new joint directors for one of its academic research institutes, which specialises in software security and safety. – Read More
Business leaders urged to grip cyber risks with fresh support from experts – NCSC News
Refreshed guidance from the NCSC will support board members govern online risk. – Read More
NCSC reveals top government email impersonation scams taken down in 2022 – NCSC News
Public encouraged to continue reporting suspicious emails after 6.4 million reports were received in 2022. – Read More
NCSC ramps up support for those at high risk of cyber attacks ahead of election – NCSC News
New Personal Internet Protection service provides an extra layer of security on personal devices for high-risk individuals. – Read More
Cyber insurance industry unites to bear down on ransom payments – NCSC News
Joint guidance from the NCSC with the Association of British Insurers (ABI), British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and International Underwriting Association (IUA) aims to help organisations faced with ransomware demands…
National Cyber Security Centre CTO: The tech market isn’t working – NCSC News
Ollie Whitehouse will say in his keynote speech that companies globally know how to build resilient, secure technology, but the market does not incentivise them to do so. – Read…
Heightened threat of state-aligned groups against western critical national infrastructure – NCSC News
This alert highlights the emerging risk posed by state-aligned adversaries following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Read More
Exploitation of vulnerabilities affecting Cisco firewall platforms – NCSC News
The NCSC advises organisations to take immediate action to mitigate vulnerabilities affecting Cisco devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software (CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20358, CVE-2024-20359) and follow…