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NCSC IT: how the NCSC chose its cloud services

So far in the series discussing how the NCSC built its IT we’ve talked about...
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Apple Releases Spectre Patches for Safari, macOS and iOS

Apple releases patches addressing the Spectre vulnerability impacting its macOS, iPhone, iPad and...
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Experts Weigh In On Spectre Patch Challenges

Mitigating Spectre and Meltdown flaws won't be easy, but experts say exploits targeting...
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Google Play Removes 22 Malicious ‘LightsOut’ Apps From Marketplace

Google removed 22 malicious adware apps ranging from flashlights, call recorders to wifi...
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Announcing the CyberFirst Girls Competition

  The NCSC - as part of GCHQ - are working hard to...
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Download the latest NCSC Glossary infographic

Throughout December we tweeted out some new additions to the NCSC glossary. Our...
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Vendors Share Patch Updates on Spectre and Meltdown Mitigation Efforts

Intel, Amazon, ARM, Microsoft and others have shared patch updates to keep customers...
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Intel In Security Hot Seat Over Serious CPU Design Flaw

Intel is grappling with a processor design flaw impacting CPUs used in Linux,...
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MacOS LPE Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access

A researcher with the Twitter handle ‘Siguza’ published details of a macOS local...
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Forever 21 Says PoS Systems Exposed Customer Data for 8 Months

Fashion retailer updates disclosure on 2017 attack, says hackers targeted point-of-sale terminals that...
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VMware Issues 3 Critical Patches for vSphere Data Protection

VMware released three patches fixing critical vulnerabilities affecting its vSphere cloud computing virtualization...
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Leaky RootsWeb Server Exposes Some Ancestry.com User Data

Ancestry.com closes parts of its community-driven genealogy site RootsWeb as it investigates a...
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Mozilla Patches Critical Bug in Thunderbird

Mozilla has patched one critical vulnerability in its Thunderbird email client along with...
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Nissan Canada Finance Notifies 1.1 Million of Data Breach

Nissan Canada Finance notified 1.13 million customers on Thursday of a data breach...
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NCSC IT: Don’t leave your Windows open this Christmas

At this time of year, the people of Iceland traditionally place their best...
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Crooks Switch from Ransomware to Cryptocurrency Mining

The group behind the VenusLocker ransomware have switched to cryptocurrency mining Monero. ...
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CHM Help Files Deliver Brazilian Banking Trojan

Brazilian firms are the latest targets in a spam campaign delivering CHM help...
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Using passwords to protect your data

Your laptops, computers, tablets and smartphones will contain a lot of your own...
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Project Zero Chains Bugs for ‘aPAColypse Now’ Attack on Windows 10

Google’s Project Zero team dubs a new WPAD-related attack as an “aPAColypse Now”...
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U.S. Government Blames North Korea for WannaCry

The United States government is officially blaming North Korea for the WannaCry ransomware...
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Using TLS to protect data

This guidance outlines how to configure the services that must be able to...
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Triton Malware Targets Industrial Control Systems in Middle East

Malware intended for a “high-impact” attack against safety systems likely would of caused...
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Now published: the NCSC’s new guidance on risk management for cyber security

A few weeks ago, we said that we'd be publishing the first phase of our...
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Permissions Flaw Found Azure AD Connect

A permissions flaw in Microsoft’s Azure AD Connect software could allow a rogue...
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19-Year-Old TLS Vulnerability Weakens Modern Website Crypto

New research shows how an old vulnerability called ROBOT can be exploited using...
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Understanding system-driven risk management

This sections explains the core concepts involved in system-driven risk analyses, what value...
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Variety in risk information

Risk information is any information which can influence a decision. Some organisations have a tendency to...
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Introducing component-driven and system-driven risk assessments

This section outlines two different but complementary types of risk management. Click here...
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Get the basics right: risk management principles for cyber security

The NCSC's risk management guidance is aimed at a broad range of organisations,...
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Introduction to the risk management for cyber security guidance

This page introduces the intent behind the NCSC's risk management guidance, and how to best...