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Solicitors urged by NCSC to help stem the rising tide of ransomware payments

Solicitors are being asked to play their part in keeping the UK safe online by helping to tackle a rise in payments being made to ransomware criminals. In a joint letter, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ask the Law Society to remind its members of their advice on ransomware […]

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NCSC urges organisations to 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 which

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UK joins international cyber agency partners to release supply chain guidance

The UK and its international partners have issued advice to IT service providers and their customers as part of wider efforts to protect organisations in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The joint advisory from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – and its partners sets out a series of

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NCSC significantly expands services to protect UK from record number of online scams

A record number of online scams were removed from the internet last year thanks to the nation’s cyber experts significantly expanding the UK’s defences to push back against fraudsters, it has been revealed today. Ahead of the opening of its flagship CYBERUK conference, the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – disclosed

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UK joins international partners to issue advice on latest Russian cyber threat

The UK has joined international partners to share updated mitigation advice against Russian state-sponsored and criminal cyber threats. The advisory is published jointly by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – alongside agencies in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as well as the UK’s National Crime Agency. It

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Nation of Digital Defenders report over 10 million suspect emails

Savvy Brits have reported over 10.5 million suspicious emails to the UK’s cyber experts, resulting in the take down of 76,000 online scams. Scams related to the NHS, online delivery companies, cryptocurrency investments and more have all been stamped out thanks to public reports to the National Cyber Security Centre, which is a part of

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Schoolgirls across the UK prepare for the NCSC’s CyberFirst Competition

Schoolgirls across the UK are preparing to put their digital skills to the test this week in a bid to be crowned cyber security champions. More than 130 schools will compete across 13 home nation and regional finals in the culmination of this year’s CyberFirst Girls Competition, run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) –

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UK organisations encouraged to take action in response to situation in Ukraine

UK organisations are being urged to bolster their cyber security resilience in response to the malicious cyber incidents in and around Ukraine.  It comes after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of GCHQ, updated its guidance to UK companies and organisations last week.  While the Government is not attributing responsibility for the recent cyber incidents

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NCSC publish guidance on trustworthy customer messages following a rise in text and call-based scams

NCSC have published new advice for businesses on creating trustworthy customer messages following a rise in text and call-based scams such as those involving fake parcel deliveries.  The guidance published today by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, sets out how businesses can contact customers via telephone and SMS in a

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NCSC announces CyberFirst Girls Competition 2022

First-time entrants are being encouraged to register for the new-look CyberFirst Girls Competition 2022, run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ. The annual competition, which sets teams of girls aged 12 to 13 a series of cyber-related challenges, has already introduced thousands of girls to the world of cyber security,

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NCSC releases guidance for retailers to prevent Black Friday cyber attacks

Small online retailers are being encouraged to protect their customers and profits from the threat of callous shopping skimmers who could target them on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The activity of skimming exploits a vulnerability in software used at the checkout page on shopping sites to divert payments and steal details of unassuming customers.

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