Following the UK and international allies exposing a global cyber espionage campaign, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – has issued a new advisory. The global cyber espionage campaign was carried out by attackers sponsored by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to further the regime’s military and nuclear
Jon Ellison, NCSC Director of National Resilience, believes that the new legislations will help drastically with cyber threats to essential services. “Last week cyber security was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight by an IT outage which caused significant worldwide disruption. While the incident was not the result of a cyber attack — as the NCSC was
The NCSC’s Chief Engineer Carolyn Ainsworth has been named as one of the top 50 Women in Engineering at a prestigious awards ceremony. The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) Awards recognise and promote the varied achievements of female engineers across different domains. Carolyn’s award, which she received at a ceremony in London, came as GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – is aware that a cyber criminal group has published data which it claims belongs to Synnovis, a provider of pathology services to the NHS. This follows a ransomware incident which Synnovis fell victim to in June 2024. Investigations are ongoing, led by partners, to
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shared advice for organisations experiencing a ransomware attack and the partner organisations supporting them. This guidance has been jointly developed by the insurance industry bodies ABI, BIBA, IUA and the NCSC. It is for organisations experiencing a ransomware attack and the partner organisations supporting them. It aims to minimise the overall impact
Pentest People has announced it is the first Leeds-based cybersecurity company to become a qualified and approved Cyber Advisor (Cyber Essentials) on the NCSC’s Cyber Advisor scheme. Developed in partnership with IASME, the scheme simplifies the process for organisations embarking on their cybersecurity journey, ensuring they can readily access the expertise and guidance provided by
Following an assessment from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK government has called out China state-affiliated actors for carrying out malicious cyber activity targeting UK institutions and individuals important to our democracy. The NCSC – a part of GCHQ – has assessed that the China state-affiliated cyber actor APT31 was almost certainly responsible for
The UK, led by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and international partners have called out the Russian Intelligence Services for a campaign of malicious cyber activity attempting to interfere in UK politics and democratic processes. The NCSC – a part of GCHQ – assesses that Star Blizzard, a group that has been identified using
Cyber actors linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are increasingly targeting software supply chain products to attack organisations around the world, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Intelligence Service (NIS). In a new joint advisory, the NCSC – a part of GCHQ – and the NIS have
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) are encouraging Black Friday bargain hunters to increase their vigilance this shopping season as online fraudsters are likely to use artificial intelligence (AI) to increase the perceived legitimacy of their scams. Cyber security chiefs at the NCSC – which is a part of the UK’s intelligence agency GCHQ –
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