Category: Gov/ISAC Feeds

Applying patches may be a basic security principle, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy to do in practice. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

…or ‘Why do people leave sensitive data in unprotected AWS S3 buckets?’ – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Why established cyber security principles are still important when developing or implementing machine learning models. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Whilst not a password panacea, using ‘three random words’ is still better than enforcing arbitrary complexity requirements. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

By exploiting cloud services, organisations no longer have to choose between ‘more security’ and ‘better usability’. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Why the NCSC decided to advise against this long-established security guideline. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

By exploiting cloud services, organisations no longer have to choose between ‘more security’ and ‘better usability’. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Reflecting on the positive impact of the Vulnerability Reporting Service – and introducing something new for selected contributors. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Latest version of the CAF focusses on clarification and consistency between areas of the CAF. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

New guidance to help organisations manage rogue devices and services within the enterprise. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

With 5G set to transform mobile services, Ian Levy explains how the UK has approached telecoms security, and what that means for the future. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Questions to ask your suppliers that will help you gain confidence in their cyber security. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Introducing the next chapter of the NCSC research problem book, which aims to inspire research on the biggest impact topics in hardware cyber security. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Discover the Research Institute in Trustworthy Inter-connected Cyber-physical Systems. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

New advice on implementing high-risk and ‘break-glass’ accesses in cloud services. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Why it’s important to protect the interfaces used to manage your infrastructure, and some recommendations on how you might do this. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Jeremy B explains how the NCSC will help organisations plan their migration to PQC. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Although the UK has not experienced severe cyber attacks in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now is not the time for complacency. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Explaining the forthcoming NCSC Technology Assurance Principles. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

As attackers’ tactics change, so must network defenders’. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Unparalleled access to skilled users transformed Rebellion Defence’s product roadmap. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

We caught up with George Brown, founder of PORGiESOFT, about his first few weeks in NCSC For Startups… – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Saj Huq of Plexal explains why collaboration with the NCSC brings opportunities to the cyber security sector. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

How startups can make the most of their time when pitching to cyber security experts. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

New guidance from the NCSC helps system and risk owners plan their migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). – Read More – NCSC Feed 

The ‘Motivating Jenny’ project is helping to change the conversation about security in software development. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Avoiding common problems when moving to the cloud. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Why trying to avoid trusting the KMS doesn’t make sense (and other common misconceptions). – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Advice for board members of medium to large organisations that are at risk from the Apache Log4j vulnerability. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

NCSC CEO Felicity Oswald shares reflections on keeping the 2024 General Election safe. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

What you need to know before buying artificially intelligent security products – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Launching a new Industry Assurance scheme aimed at helping the UK’s small organisations. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

The first dedicated conference on this topic – and an insight into the NCSC assessment work behind it. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Large Language Models are an exciting technology, but our understanding of them is still ‘in beta’. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

How ‘small but actionable’ insights can improve behaviours and decision making. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

SMS and telephone guidance updated to address the rise in Artificial Inflation of Traffic (AIT). – Read More – NCSC Feed 

New ACD services developed to help protect SMEs from the harms caused by cyber attacks. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

This report outlines the risks associated with the use of official and third party app stores. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Assessing the security of network equipment. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

The 2nd joint report between the NCSC and KPMG UK benchmarks against the 2020 findings to gauge what progress has been made. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Cyber incident trends in the UK with guidance on how to defend against, and recover from them. – Read More – NCSC Feed 

Key findings from the 5th year of the Active Cyber Defence (ACD) programme. – Read More – NCSC Feed