NCSC puts cyber on construction industry security agenda
Construction firms working together on major building projects such as HS2 have been offered first-of-its-kind security advice from industry and government. The new Information Security Best Practice guide aims to help these firms keep sensitive data safe from attackers by offering tailored advice on how to securely handle the data they create, store and share […]
Industry leaders to appear at CYBERUK 2022 conference
Two of U.S. President Joe Biden’s key advisers on cyber security will join representatives shaping the UK’s digital landscape at a flagship summit in Wales next month. CYBERUK 2022 will see the ICC Wales in Newport transformed into a vibrant celebration of the digital age, with over 1,500 attendees from industry, academia and government brought […]
UK Cyber Security Council supports NCSC’s Decrypting Diversity conclusions
The UK Cyber Security Council – the charitable, self-regulatory body for the cyber security education and skills sector – today responded to Decrypting Diversity, a report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on diversity and inclusivity (D&I) in the cyber security sector. D&I is one of the four key pillars of the UK Cyber […]
UK holds Chinese state responsible for ‘pervasive pattern of hacking’
The UK is joining what it calls likeminded partners to confirm that Chinese state-backed actors were responsible for gaining access to computer networks around the world via Microsoft Exchange servers. The attacks took place in early 2021, affecting over a quarter of a million servers worldwide. The government says the attack was highly likely to […]
NCSC roleplay exercise educates home workers on cyber risks
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 […]
The growing cyber threat facing the UK legal sector
Cyber crime is a growing concern for all businesses across every industry, and even more so for those who operate in vulnerable sectors, such as law firms. A threat report from the NCSC highlighted that 60% of law firms reported an information security incident in 2018, an increase of 20% from 2017. Law firms, as with all modern […]
New security laws proposed for internet connected devices
Plans to ensure that millions of items that are connected to the internet are better protected from cyber attacks have been launched by Digital Minister Margot James. Options that the Government will be consulting on include a mandatory new labelling scheme. The label would tell consumers how secure their products such as ‘smart’ TVs, toys […]
UK businesses warned to take action to prevent cyber attacks
Stats from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have shown a reduction in the percentage of businesses suffering a cyber breach or attack in the last year. The 2019 Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that 32% of businesses identified a cyber security attack in the last 12 months – down from 43% […]
New cyber security centre will have an ‘open door’ policy to advise UK businesses…
Based in London’s Victoria, the opening of the new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will aim to protect the country from potential hackers after it was recently revealed that the government records an approximate 200 ‘national security-level cyber incidents’ a month. Overseeing 700 staff members, the centre is headed by the former director general for cyber at the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Ciaran Martin, and the current […]
