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?
09 Apr 2021
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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
30 Mar 2021
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
23 Mar 2021
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
12 Mar 2021
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
25 Feb 2021
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
03 Feb 2021
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
20 Jan 2021
£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
27 Nov 2020
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?
20 Nov 2020
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
11 Nov 2020
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
03 Nov 2020
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
19 Oct 2020
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
01 Oct 2020
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
17 Sep 2020
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
06 Aug 2020
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
27 Jul 2020
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
24 Jul 2020
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
05 May 2020
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