NCSC
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) publishes its Annual Review for 2022
08/11/22 13:02
If you have not yet seen the announcements, the NCSC has recently published its 2022 Annual Review. It can be found here.
It makes for interesting reading because it contains some policy statements and our government's views about the state of cyber security over the next decade.
Sir Jeremy Fleming, Director, GCHQ says in his introduction "Looking at the big picture, it is clear the cyber security threat is diversifying and evolving. We are seeing more states with cyber capabilities and more non state actors joining the mix. We are also experiencing a shift in technology leadership towards the East. These factors and more have implications for the cyber security threats we all face.".
and …
"The global shifts we are witnessing will take decades to settle. Whilst I cannot predict how things will turn out, I can confidently say that cyber and cyber security will continue to be pivotal to our nation’s success."
For me, this reaffirms my view that cyber attacks are increasingly more sophisticated in nature and increasing on volumes. Capabilities once the preserve of nation states are now in the hands of organised crime and activists, increasing the need for organisations to boost their own detection and defensive capabilities.
It makes for interesting reading because it contains some policy statements and our government's views about the state of cyber security over the next decade.
Sir Jeremy Fleming, Director, GCHQ says in his introduction "Looking at the big picture, it is clear the cyber security threat is diversifying and evolving. We are seeing more states with cyber capabilities and more non state actors joining the mix. We are also experiencing a shift in technology leadership towards the East. These factors and more have implications for the cyber security threats we all face.".
and …
"The global shifts we are witnessing will take decades to settle. Whilst I cannot predict how things will turn out, I can confidently say that cyber and cyber security will continue to be pivotal to our nation’s success."
For me, this reaffirms my view that cyber attacks are increasingly more sophisticated in nature and increasing on volumes. Capabilities once the preserve of nation states are now in the hands of organised crime and activists, increasing the need for organisations to boost their own detection and defensive capabilities.
National Cyber Security Centre Phisihing stats
07/10/22 15:25
Did you know that you can forward suspicious emails to the National Cyber Security Centre for them to collate with others and investigate further?
If you encounter emails in your inbox that don't look right then you can forward them to report@phishing.gov.uk. It is free and effective.
I encourage everyone to do so. As of 31st August 2022, the number of reports received by the NCSC stands at more than 13,700,000 with the removal of more than 95,000 scams across 174,000 URLs.
If you encounter emails in your inbox that don't look right then you can forward them to report@phishing.gov.uk. It is free and effective.
I encourage everyone to do so. As of 31st August 2022, the number of reports received by the NCSC stands at more than 13,700,000 with the removal of more than 95,000 scams across 174,000 URLs.
Update to the Cyber Assessment Framework released by NCSC
25/07/22 10:41
The national Cyber security centre recently released version 3.1 of its Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). More information can be found on the NCSC's website here.