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The mistakes we make and how to fix them – a new report co-authored by the NCSC reveals the 10 most common security weaknesses exploited by hackers. A joint security alert from the National Cyber Security Centre UK (NCSC-UK) was released earlier this month, co-authored by cybersecurity bodies from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, andRead more

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a new email security checker to help organisations protect their email privacy and prevent spoofing. This comes after the publishing of the top 15 most exploited vulnerabilities of 2021, in which 8 of the top 15 involved Microsoft Exchange servers. Figures from the NCSC show that someRead more

The security of every business is dependent on the security of its suppliers.  From the PCs on peoples desks, to the servers in cloud, the firewalls in the office and the experts that connect to your network to tune your database or manage your servers.  A security failing at any of these suppliers could allowRead more

The NCSC has issued updated guidance on the evolving threat from Russian state actors and cyber criminals due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) from the cybersecurity authorities in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and New Zealand warns that: “Evolving intelligence indicates that the Russian government is exploring options forRead more

This week the NCSC issued a warning of the evolving risks posed by Ransomware, with increasingly sophisticated techniques being used to extort money from businesses around the world. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) along with the USA’s CISA and Australia’s ACSC have produced a joint cyber security advisory on the increased globalised threat ofRead more

When it comes to security vulnerabilities, they don’t get any worse than the one recently disclosed in the Log4j utility which was awarded the maximum CVSS severity of 10.  This is not some theoretical risk, it is an open door to affected systems. The NCSC calls it: ‘potentially the most severe computer vulnerability in years.’Read more

The UK National Cyber Security Centre has issued a stark warning of the dangers posed by an ongoing Russian campaign of cyber espionage and attacks against enterprise systems and cloud environments in Europe and around the world. The Cyber Security Advisory is a joint creation of the NCSC working with the NSA, CISA and FBIRead more

The CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, says that the main threat facing UK businesses and consumers is ransomware coming from cyber criminals. This week Lindy Cameron delivered the Annual Security Lecture to the Royal United Services Institute where she stated that: For most UK citizens and businesses, and indeedRead more

Understanding the principles of Zero Trust Security will help Security and Network Managers evolve their network design to better defend against new and emerging cyber security threats and increased remote working. To understand and appreciate the benefits of the Zero Trust approach, we need to consider the limitations of more traditional network designs that ZeroRead more

Quantum Computing may sound like science fiction, but this week Google announced their plan to build a ‘useful’ quantum computer by 2029.  So how do Quantum Computers work, and why should they be on the radar of Security Managers today?   Selecting keys and Moore’s Law Before we dive into Quantum Computers, we need toRead more