The NCSC Annual Review 2020 - Highlights from the last twelve months at the NCSC

guest · Nov 3, 2020

The NCSC Annual Review 2020
November 3, 2020
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/annual-review-2020

Since the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was created in 2016 as part of the government’s five-year National Cyber Security Strategy, it has worked to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.

This Annual Review of its fourth year looks back at some of the key developments and highlights from the NCSC’s work between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020.
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NCSC: Annual Review 2020
(PDF): https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Annual-Review-2020.pdf

The organisation is dedicated to making the United Kingdom the safest place in
the world to live and work online. During the pandemic it has tackled more cyber threats than ever before.

This Review demonstrates two important messages about the NCSC’s work. First: we are all the targets of cyber criminals. While preventing crime is the NCSC’s priority, working in close partnership with law enforcement, it has also supported nearly 1,200 victims of 723 attacks this year that proved impossible to deflect.
Second: cyber security is a team sport.
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guest · Nov 3, 2020

NCSC says it thwarted over 700 cyber attacks against the UK this year
November 3, 2020
https://www.techerati.com/news-hub/...r-700-cyber-attacks-against-the-uk-this-year/

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) defended the UK from more than 700 cyber attacks over the last year, the organisation’s annual review has revealed.

The cyber security agency said it had handled 723 cyber incidents between September 2019 and the end of August this year, including 194 directly linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Centre’s report revealed it had scanned more than one million IP addresses linked to the NHS for vulnerabilities as part of efforts to protect the health service, which the NCSC announced earlier this year had been part of wider attacks by cybercriminals on institutions working on Covid-19 vaccine research.

The NCSC said it dealt with more than three times as many ransomware incidents compared to last year and noted that criminals were changing their approach during such attacks to increasingly threaten to leak information publicly unless payment is made.
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Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, said the NCSC’s work had been vital in stopping those who were looking to exploit the pandemic.

“The world changed in 2020 and so did the balance of threats we are seeing.
“The years ahead are likely to be just as challenging but I am confident that in the NCSC we have developed the capabilities, relationships and approaches to keep the UK at the forefront of global cyber security.”
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NCSC: NCSC defends UK from more than 700 cyber attacks while supporting national pandemic response

The National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – Fourth Annual Review reveals organisation defended the UK from 723 cyber incidents in the last year

Extent of organisation’s coronavirus pandemic response revealed in report, which also highlights increasing threat from ransomware

NCSC’s new Chief Executive Lindy Cameron welcomes support from government, business and citizens and encourages continued collaboration

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