British intelligence recycles old argument for thwarting strong encryption: Think of the children!
Comment Levy and Robinson are at it again
Security22 Jul 2022 | 185
NCSC
Don't ditch PowerShell to improve security, say infosec agencies from UK, US, and NZ
Use it sensibly instead – which means turning on the useful bits Microsoft doesn't enable by default
Security23 Jun 2022 | 20
UK Cyber Security Centre advises review of risk posed by Russian tech
Suggests it's prudent to plan for Putin weaponizing Russian products
Security30 Mar 2022 | 13
UK, US, Australia issue joint advisory: Ransomware on the loose, critical national infrastructure affected
Don't pay extortionists? Firms shelled out $5bn in Bitcoin in 6 months
Security09 Feb 2022 | 12
Don't panic about cyber insurers pulling up the drawbridge, says Lloyd's
New clauses are menu to pick from, not commandments of stone
Legal09 Dec 2021 | 10
Ecommerce platforms (cough, Magento) need patching before Black Friday, warns UK's National Cyber Security Centre
You're your own security team, remember?
Security22 Nov 2021 | 2
BROADER TOPICS
Russia-based criminals are still the UK's number 1 cyber-foe, NSO Group's wares a 'red flag' says NCSC chief
Chatham House speech targets non-state baddies as well as grey zone and nation states
Security11 Oct 2021 | 19
Here's a list of the flaws Russia, China, Iran and pals exploit most often, say Five Eyes infosec agencies
And you've patched them all, haven't you, diligent readers?
Security29 Jul 2021 | 21
UK's National Cyber Security Centre needs its posh Westminster digs, says Cabinet Office, because of WannaCry
May need to upgrade 'bunfight' into 'cake-flinging war' over this one
Security28 Jul 2021 | 19
UK and chums call out Chinese Ministry of State Security for Hafnium Microsoft Exchange Server attacks
And US indicts four Chinese spies on suspicion of the hacks
Security19 Jul 2021 | 39
NCSC chief: Ransomware is more of a threat to Britain than hostile nations' spies
Lindy Cameron gives private industry an unusual nod in speech full of interventionism
Security15 Jun 2021 | 7
Britain to spend £22m influencing Indo-Pacific nations' cybersecurity policies against 'authoritarian regimes'
CyberUK 21 So says Foreign Secretary in lacklustre speech to NCSC faithful
Security12 May 2021 | 27
SolarWinds CEO describes overhauled Orion build system after that 'very small, unique' security breach
CyberUK 21 'This can happen to anybody. There's always learning in any crisis. And we were no exception'
Security11 May 2021 | 14
UK's Computer Misuse Act to be reviewed, says Home Secretary as she condemns ransomware payoffs
CyberUK 21 Priti Patel doesn't say a word about encryption, though
Security11 May 2021 | 20
Namecheap hosted 25%+ of fake UK govt phishing sites last year – NCSC report
Updated Also we fixed SS7 use by British telcos. How? Why? Not saying
Security10 May 2021 | 38
Russian cyber-spies changed tactics after the UK and US outed their techniques – so here's a list of those changes
Plus: NCSC warns of how hostile powers may exploit smart city infrastructure
Security07 May 2021 | 26
Brit authorities could legally do an FBI and scrub malware from compromised boxen without your knowledge
Comment Would move for The Greater Good™ actually be good, though?
Security19 Apr 2021 | 51
UK's National Cyber Security Centre recommends password generation idea suggested by El Reg commenter
Who says everything below the line is a cesspit of useless filth?
Security09 Apr 2021 | 147
Money can buy you insurance against network break-ins but investing in infosec hygiene wouldn't go amiss, says new NCSC chief
C-suites need a kick up the proverbial, says Lindy Cameron in first speech
Security30 Mar 2021 | 12
UK colleges and unis urged to prepare for ransomware before it's too late
Uptick in attacks since schools reopened, warns National Cyber Security Centre
Security23 Mar 2021 | 3
No sign of Exchange-related ransomware hitting UK orgs, claims NCSC as it urges admins to scan for compromises
GCHQ offshoot points orgs at Microsoft advice and tools
Security12 Mar 2021 | 6
UK's National Cyber Security Centre sidles in to help firm behind hacked NurseryCam product secure itself
Plus: User passwords were stored in plain text after all
Security25 Feb 2021 | 14
UK internet providers told to mind their MANRS and start following Border Gateway Protocol best practices
Advice is nice. But what it isn't is binding, says Akamai
Networks03 Feb 2021 | 6
Former NCSC chief says US sanctions made Britain strip Huawei from mobe networks
Scrutiny system worked OK until firm was forced off western chip tech
Networks20 Jan 2021 | 25
£1.3bn National Cyber Security Strategy? Meh – we're looking at 2021, Cabinet Office shrugs
'Progress' report shows nobody's really paying attention any more
Security27 Nov 2020 | 17
NCSC's London HQ was chosen because GCHQ spies panicked at the prospect of grubby Shoreditch offices
Tech hipsters? On our doorstep? The Silicon what?
Security20 Nov 2020 | 67
Try to avoid thinking of the internet as a flashy new battlefield, warns former NCSC chief
Plus: Naming 'n' shaming doesn't stop hostile countries having a pop at the UK
Security11 Nov 2020 | 28
Protecting the NHS: NCSC fended off lots of meddling aimed at UK health orgs while ransomware ramped up
But annual report doesn't mention China once
Security03 Nov 2020 | 3
Notpetya, Olympics hacking, Novichok probe meddling... America throws the book at six alleged Kremlin hackers
While the UK says Russia probed 2020 Games systems, too
Security19 Oct 2020 | 23
Huawei's UK code reviewers say Chinese mega-corp is still totally crap at basic software security. Bad crypto, buffer overflows, logic errors...
Last year telcos scrambled to plug 'critical user-facing vulns' in network kit
Security01 Oct 2020 | 31
GCHQ agency 'strongly urges' Brit universities, colleges to protect themselves after spike in ransomware infections
Never mind real-world viruses, get your networks into lockdown ASAP
Security17 Sep 2020 | 19
Think carefully about cyber insurance, says NCSC. But don't worry about buying off ransomware crooks
Should your policy cover that? Well that's up to you
Security06 Aug 2020 | 9
Data-stealing, password-harvesting, backdoor-opening QNAP NAS malware cruises along at 62,000 infections
If you're still using a vulnerable box, you ought to factory reset it before patching
Security27 Jul 2020 | 19
UK's NCSC reveals Premier League footie clubs to be ripe pickings for cybercrooks: One almost lost £1m to BEC attack
Switch on, urges GCHQ-backed public security agency
Security24 Jul 2020 | 10
Surprise surprise! Hostile states are hacking coronavirus vaccine research, warn UK and USA intelligence
Just ask us if you need help, urge NCSC and CISA
Security05 May 2020 | 48
UK finds itself almost alone with centralized virus contact-tracing app that probably won't work well, asks for your location, may be illegal
Updated Herd immunity all over again
Security05 May 2020 | 374
As Brit cyber-spies drop 'whitelist' and 'blacklist', tech boss says: If you’re thinking about getting in touch saying this is political correctness gone mad, don’t bother
Whitehat and blackhat next?
Bootnotes02 May 2020 | 262
Something a bit phishy in your inbox? You can now email suspected frauds straight to Blighty's web takedown cops
National Cyber Security Centre publishes scam-busting address
Security21 Apr 2020 | 27
GCHQ's infosec arm has 3 simple tips to secure those insecure smart home gadgets
UK.gov tries the KISS approach to infosec advice for the public
Security03 Mar 2020 | 75
Step away from that Windows 7 machine, order UK cyber-cops: It's not safe for managing your cash digitally
Mainstream support officially ends today
Software14 Jan 2020 | 134
'Sophisticated' cyber attack on UK Labour Party platforms was probably just a DDoS, says official
'Really very everyday' – report
Security12 Nov 2019 | 66
Haxis of evil: Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are 'continuous threat' to UK, say spies
National Cyber Security Centre handled 658 incidents last year
Security23 Oct 2019 | 28
American intelligence follows British lead in warning of serious VPN vulnerabilities
Now if only they'd accept the Queen back again...
Security10 Oct 2019 | 15
Uni sysadmins, don't relax. Cybercrooks are still after your crown jewels, warns NCSC
GCHQ offshoot says be on your guard
Security18 Sep 2019 | 7
UK MPs find 'no technical grounds' to exclude Huawei from 5G networks
Plus: American biz bods could say yes way to Zhengfei... in '2 to 4 weeks'
Networks15 Jul 2019 | 23
Powershell, the Gandcrab infection and the long-forgotten server
CyberUK 2019 GCHQ offshoot shares infosec hair-raisers
Security29 Apr 2019 | 16
It's your what in a box? Here's a thing to make your bosses think about malware responses
Cyber UK 2019 You mean they already do? Pull the other one
Security25 Apr 2019 | 25
'We're not omnipotent,' trills National Cyber Security Centre in open-armed pitch to UK biz
Cyber UK 2019 If we all chip in, we can help secure old Blighty
Security24 Apr 2019 | 16
Brit spy chief: We need trust or we won't have a 'licence to operate in cyberspace'
Cyber UK 2019 GCHQ U-turns, wants Joe Public onside as well as industry
Security24 Apr 2019 | 54
Huawei savaged by Brit code review board over pisspoor dev practices
HCSEC pulls no technical punches in annual report
Security28 Mar 2019 | 100
Public spending watchdog snipes at UK.gov's £1.3bn infosec plan – but broadly nods it through
Less hiding behind 'national security' to hush up failures, please
Security15 Mar 2019 | 5
Nah, National Cyber Security Centre doesn't need its own minister, UK.gov tells Parliament
And you don't need to know what we're spending your billions on. Got that?
Security08 Mar 2019 | 19
Huawei hasn't yet fixed its security vulns, says UK's NCSC overseers
Not secure enough for UK.gov use either
Networks20 Feb 2019 | 22
Britain may not be able to fend off a determined cyber-attack, MPs warn
And those utility price controls? Er, not helpful
Security19 Nov 2018 | 44
UK's National Cyber Security Centre gives itself big ol' pat on the back in annual review
Nixing 139k phishing sites is pretty good going to be fair
Security16 Oct 2018 | 6
GCHQ asks tech firms to pretty please make IoT devices secure
Hive, HP Inc sign up to refreshed code of practice
Edge + IoT15 Oct 2018 | 31
Hyperoptic's ZTE-made 1Gbps routers had hyper-hardcoded hyper-root hyper-password
Firmware updates pushed out to up to 400,000 subscribers
Security26 Apr 2018 | 20
Critical infrastructure needs more 21qs6Q#S$, less P@ssw0rd, UK.gov security committee told
Plus: No one will say whether Huawei, ZTE are the baddies
Security24 Apr 2018 | 12
US, UK cyber cops warn Russians are rooting around in your routers
After all, it's where all your data is flowing through
Security16 Apr 2018 | 77
GCHQ unit claims it has 'objectively' made the UK a less desirable target to cybercrims
'Active defence' strategy review says all is peachy one year on
Security05 Feb 2018 | 48
UK's National Cyber Security Centre bungles simple Twitter Rickroll
They're from the government, and they're here to help
Security16 Mar 2017 | 13
Zombie webcams? Pah! It's the really BIG 'Things' that scare me
Internet of Little Things – same vulns, same mistakes as IoT brother
Edge + IoT15 Mar 2017 | 33
Biting the hand that feeds IT
