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Security breaches as communication: what are your users telling you?

Amy has her passwords written on a post-it note under her keyboard. Brian keeps...
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Let them paste passwords

One of the things people often tweet to us @ncsc are examples of websites...
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Are security questions leaving a gap in your security?

Security questions are widely used as a form of authentication, especially as a...
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Take part in LiveLabs at CyberUK

How often do you get the opportunity to get hundreds of guinea pi...  ...
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What if your life depended on secure code?

When I introduced the topic of Developer Centred Security to our Research Institute for the Science...
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Spending our users' security budgets wisely

We're all busy people. Business demands are constant, and information overload is a...
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Your password expiry policy may have reached its expiry date

In cyber security as much as anywhere else, it's important to use the...
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BBC Money Box talks passwords

We were happy to see the BBC’s flagship personal finance show visit the thorny...
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CyberUK 2017: A thank you to all involved

Now that the dust has settled following CyberUK 2017 in Liverpool last week,...
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Cisco Patches Critical IOx Vulnerability

Cisco Systems patched a critical vulnerability that could give an attacker root privileges to software running on two of its IoT router models. Source: Cloud Security Cisco Patches Critical IOx Vulnerability
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Protect your management interfaces

When it comes to architecture design, one area that is often not given...
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Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerability Revealed in ‘Vault 7’ Data Dump

Cisco said an unpatched critical vulnerability exposed by WikiLeaks' Vault 7 release of CIA documents could give an attacker full control of the targeted switches and routers. Source: Cloud Security Cisco Warns of Critical Vulnerability Revealed…
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In the den with the dragons

NCSC and DCMS ran the first 'Dragons Den' at CyberUK 2017 Strategy day. ...
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CyberUK is upon us

Time has finally come for us to throw open the doors and welcome...
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Vulnerability Co-ordination Pilot

If you’ve been following our blog recently, you’ll be aware of several new...
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People: the unsung heroes of cyber security

On Wednesday morning at CyberUK In Practice we started a conversation that we've...
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Looking forward to the CyberUK Strategy day

On March 14th at the ACC in Liverpool, the NCSC will be hosting the...
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CyberUK 2017: Have we got Cyber Insights for you!

Our final track at CyberUK In Practice is 'Cyber Insights', which our CTO of our...
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CyberUK in Practice Track 3: Proactive Defence

When there has been a security problem it is really easy to look...
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You'll never guess what's happening in Track 2 at CyberUK In Practice

I wrote about the fascinating themes we've got coming up in Track 1 -...
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CyberUK In Practice Track 4: Securing Agile Delivery

Security (left) and Agile enjoying their first date.   Agile and Security didn’t...
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CyberUK In Practice Track 1: Managing Threat

I mentioned in my blog about CyberUK In Practice 2017 that I personally dislike cyber...
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Cyber security: available at good shops everywhere

One of the key objectives of the NCSC is to increase the overall...
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CyberUK 2017: Let the cyber games begin!

At CyberUK this year there will be two locations to buy hot drinks:...
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DHS Chairman Paints Bleak US Cyber Security Picture

The United States is losing on the cyber-battlefield and face a bleak threat landscape, according to DHS chairman Michael McCaul. But, he says, there is still hope to turn things around. Source: Cloud Security DHS Chairman Paints Bleak US Cybersecurity…
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What's new with Windows 10?

With the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition (1607) and the upcoming Creators' Edition,...
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EUD Security Guidance: Windows 10

About this guidance  This guidance has been updated for the 1607 “Anniversary Edition”...
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Cisco Warns of High Severity Bug in NetFlow Appliance

Cisco is warning of a flaw that creates conditions susceptible to a DoS attack in its NetFlow Generation Appliance. Source: Cloud Security Cisco Warns of High Severity Bug in NetFlow Appliance
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Google reCaptcha Bypass Technique Uses Google’s Own Tools

A proof of concept bypass of Google's CAPTCHA verification system uses Google's own web-based tools to pull off the skirting of the system. Source: Cloud Security Google reCaptcha Bypass Technique Uses Google’s Own Tools  
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Robots Rife With Cybersecurity Holes

IOActive Labs released a report Wednesday warning that consumer, industrial, and service robots in use today have serious security vulnerabilities. Source: Cloud Security Robots Rife With Cybersecurity Holes