National Cyber Security Centre

A virologist prepares solutions inside a lab at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down, near Salisbury, Wiltshire (Ben Birchall/PA)

UK to hire secret scientists to help counter overseas threats and cyber crime

June 14, 2021

Ransomware locks up the computers of businesses and users (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Ransomware is key cyber threat facing UK – cybersecurity boss

June 14, 2021

(Peter Byrne/PA)

Cyber security agency launches online game for children

May 25, 2021

Home Secretary Priti Patel (PA)

Priti Patel announces plans to review computer misuse laws

May 11, 2021

Campaigners disappointed that scams was not mentioned in Online Safety Bill during the Queen’s Speech (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Government has failed to protect millions from damaging scams, Martin Lewis says

May 11, 2021

GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming has warned that, without action, the UK’s prosperity and security will be under threat from the likes of Russia and China (GCHQ/PA)

UK faces ‘moment of reckoning’ over rising cybersecurity threats

May 11, 2021

Cyber experts have taken down more scams in 2020 than in the previous three years combined (Tim Goode/PA)

Scam surge: What to look out for to avoid falling victim

May 10, 2021

Phishing attacks using Covid-19 and fake vaccine shops show ‘criminals have no bounds’, NCSC expert warned (Yui Mok/PA)

Coronavirus-related cyber crime contributes to 15-fold surge in scam takedowns

May 10, 2021

New guidance has been published to help secure connected places (PA)

Smart cities at risk of cyberattacks, experts warn

May 7, 2021

Easy-to-guess universal default passwords could also be banned under cyber security laws proposed by Government (Philip Toscano/PA)

New law could force tech firms to say how long smartphones will receive updates

April 21, 2021

The National Cyber Security Centre recommends creating passwords using three random words (Joe Giddens/PA)

Paws for thought: Cybersecurity warning over pet-based passwords

April 9, 2021

Lindy Cameron took over as chief executive of the NCSC in October (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

UK’s cyber security unit ‘clear-eyed’ on China’s technology ambitions

March 26, 2021

NCSC chief Lindy Cameron warned businesses against complacency in the face of developing threats and new challenges (NCSC/PA)

Cybersecurity ‘not taken as seriously as it should be’, says new agency chief

March 26, 2021

The NCSC has issued advice amid a rise in online shopping due to lockdown restrictions (PA)

Cybersecurity experts warn of online scams around Mother’s Day

March 8, 2021

The National Cyber Security Centre said the number of girls seeking to learn new cybersecurity skills through GCHQ-backed online courses rose 60% this year (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Record number of girls apply for NCSC cybersecurity courses

September 4, 2020

Lawyers have warned that the Government could face a legal challenge over its coronavirus contact tracing app if it cannot justify its use of a centralised database (Luciana Guerra/PA)

Contact tracing app could face legal challenge if privacy concerns remain

May 5, 2020

The National Cyber Security Centre has launched a Cyber Aware campaign, offering advice on how to stay safe during the extra time online during the coronavirus lockdown (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

10 tips for staying safe online during lockdown

April 21, 2020

Cyber criminals are using the lockdown to take advantage of people (PA)

Public urged to flag coronavirus scam emails in online security campaign

April 21, 2020

The National Cyber Security Centre has published new tips on protecting smart gadgets from hackers (Rui Vieira/PA)

Smart camera owners urged to take extra security steps

March 3, 2020

(Yui Mok/PA)

UK cyber security chief’s warning after Twitter boss’s account hacked

September 5, 2019