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UK girls triumph in NCSC national cyber skills contest

Girls from schools across the country have been crowned winners in a UK-wide competition from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which put their cyber security skills to the test.   More than 14,500 girls across the UK registered to take part in the 2024/2025 CyberFirst Girls Competition, which is run by the NCSC, a

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i-confidential responds to NCSC Annual Review

The NCSC’s Annual Review has published today, which looks at cyber security developments and threat activity over the last year. In the foreword, it states that cyber now underpins every aspect of everyday life. It is central to our economy and society, offering huge potential for the Government’s number one mission for growth and prosperity.

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Risk facing UK “widely underestimated”, NCSC cyber chief warns

Richard Horne, the Head of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), used his first major speech to issue a rallying call for collective action against an increasingly complex array of threats. Speaking at the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) London headquarters for the launch of its Annual Review, Horne described the cyber risks facing the nation

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NCSC issue Black Friday warning and urge shoppers to protect themselves online

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have issued an urgent alert to Black Friday bargain hunters after new figures revealed rising losses to online scammers during the festive shopping season. Clothing, high-end tech products and even cars were among the products featuring in scams as GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Action Fraud revealed

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NCSC and allies warn about shift in cyber attackers exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities

The UK – via the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – and international allies have issued an alert showing an increase in cyber attackers initially exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities to compromise enterprise networks. In a new advisory, the NCSC – a part of GCHQ – alongside partners in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United

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NCSC Cyber Essentials scheme marks a decade of boosting businesses’ cyber defences

Businesses and other organisations have been urged to boost their defences as The National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Cyber Essentials programme celebrates its tenth year. The NCSC’s Cyber Essentials scheme protects against the most common cyber attacks and appetite for certification continues to grow, with over 40,000 certifications issued in the past 12 months. Marking

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NCSC warns of widening gap between cyber threats and defence capabilities

Speaking at Singapore International Cyber Week, Dr Richard Horne, the newly appointed head of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), called for greater global resilience in the face of increasingly complex and aggressive online security threats. The UK’s cyber security chief is urging allies and partners to join forces and close the widening gap between

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NCSC warns of global threat from Russian foreign intelligence

In a new advisory, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of GCHQ – and agencies in the United States have shared the latest tactics being used by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). The NCSC is seeking to help organisations protect themselves from SVR actors seeking to collect foreign intelligence for future cyber operations,

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NCSC team of British women to take part in international cyber event in Japan

A team of National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CyberFirst Bursary alumni will be representing the UK at the inaugural Kunoichi Cyber Games taking place at the Code Blue cyber security conference in Tokyo. The team is made up of young women who have all been a part of the NCSC’s CyberFirst Bursary scheme and have

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UK via NCSC and US issue alert over cyber actors working on behalf of Iranian state

The UK, via the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued a new warning about the ongoing threat from spear-phishing attacks carried out by cyber actors working on behalf of the Iranian government. In an advisory published with US partners, the NCSC – a part of GCHQ – has shared technical details about how cyber

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