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Wait, what…? Another Windows 10 guidance update!

I know what you're thinking... summer's over, Halloween is around the corner-ish, the...
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EUD Security Guidance: Windows 10 – 1803

About this guidance This guidance has been updated to cover the 1803 “April...
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Facebook’s security is so bad it’s surprising Zuckerberg hasn’t deleted his account

Facebook missed serious holes in their security system. Their incompetence warrants outrageLess than...
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The leaky pipe of secure coding

National Coding Week celebrates how software development is no longer the privilege of...
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Five questions for boards to get on their agenda

To be a company director you are expected to ask the right questions of...
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You asked…we delivered! The Small Business Guide now has an actions list

Back in October we launched the Small Business Guide (SBG), our quick and easy-to-understand...
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Board toolkit: five questions for your board’s agenda

CISOs and technical teams are one of the greatest assets any organisation has, and...
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NCSC advice for British Airways customers

Who is this guidance for? Customers of British Airways (BA) who have used...
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Rating hackers, rating defences

Today we often struggle to articulate how difficult it is to compromise a given...
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Helping charities protect themselves…6 months on

Back in March this year, our report on the threat to charities found that charities were falling...
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Security and usability: you CAN have it all!

An old security joke goes like this: User: “How can I secure my...
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MDM managed Windows 10 – going from ALPHA to Better

Domain Controllers, SCCM, Active Directory, Group Policy, and ... err ... Pain, are all...
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EUD Guidance: Windows 10 (1803) with Mobile Device Management

About this guidance This guidance has been updated to cover the 1803 "April 2018...
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Protecting system administration with PAM

Remote system administration provides powerful and flexible access to systems and services. But, with...
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Two-factor authentication (2FA); new guidance from the NCSC

Today the NCSC has published new guidance that describes how to set up two-factor...
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Setting up two-factor authentication (2FA)

This guidance explains how you can set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your...
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Our commitment to the CCP scheme

Alive Alive-O Recently, I've been challenged by several people, concerned that the NCSC hasn’t...
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NCSC advice for Reddit users

Who is this guidance for? Anyone who has had an account on the...
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Updated Chrome OS and Ubuntu Guidance

We've just published our latest Chrome OS and Ubuntu guidance. These are both substantial updates, so in this post...
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EUD Security Guidance: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

This guidance was developed following testing on devices running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It's important to...
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On EUD Guidance and version numbers

I've received a few questions lately about what you should do if we don't have EUD...
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Developing the cyber security profession – have your say!

Over the last few months, a team drawn from DCMS and the NCSC has been...
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Improving government, one bit at a time

The NCSC's Active Cyber Defence programme - a series of initiatives designed to...
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New NCSC report highlights threats to the UK legal sector

Like most businesses, law firms are increasingly reliant on IT and technology to...
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Import data, not malware

Today we've released a cornerstone of the NCSC's security architecture practice - our...
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Can we manage our cyber risks?

It can sometimes feel like cyber security is just too complex for us to...
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Pattern: Safely Importing Data

Introduction Computer systems rarely exist in isolation - they often need to interact...
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My cloud isn’t a castle

You may have noticed from my previous blogs, or the talks I’ve given, that I’m...
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Learning to love logging

We have just published some guidance which highlights the importance of logging, and...
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Introduction to logging for security purposes

Introduction Logging is the foundation on which security monitoring and situational awareness are...