Phil Muncaster The British and Australian governments have begun working with a popular breach aggregation site to monitor their domains. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Australian Cyber Security…
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Understanding the cyber threat key to UK defence, says NCSC
Warwick Ashford Understanding cyber threats is key to defending the UK and ensuring it is a safe place to do business, says the National Cyber Security Centre. The National Cyber…
More than 746,000 NHS phishing emails blocked in a month
By Mary-Ann Russon More than 746,000 phishing emails pretending to be from the NHS were blocked in just one month in 2017, the National Cyber Security Centre says. A reportĀ on…
Major UK cyber attack is 'when, not if', says security chief
A major cyber attack on the UK is a case of “when, not if”, says the head of the National Cyber Security Centre. Speaking to the Guardian, Ciaran Martin said…
GCHQ says cyber-spies 'over-achieved' say MPs
By Gordon Corera, Security correspondent The UK has substantially increased its hacking capabilities in recent years, an official report says. This includes the ability to attack other country’s communications, weapons…
Cyber-attack: US and UK blame North Korea for WannaCry
The US and UK governments have said North Korea was responsible for the WannaCry malware attack affecting hospitals, businesses and banks across the world earlier this year. The attack is…