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Avoid Russian tech, warns NCSC

Posted on March 31, 2022 by - News

The UK’s cybersecurity body, the NCSC, has warned organisations and businesses to avoid Russian tech.

Ian Levy, technical director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), follows guidance released in 2017 warning those involved in national security about the use of Russian products.

Writing in his bog, Levy said that public sector organisations, organisations providing services to Ukraine, high profile organisations, those involved in critical infrastructure and those doing work that could be seen as opposed to Russia’s interests should consider their reliance on Russian technology.

UK schools and universities under threat

Posted on September 18, 2020 by - News

Universities and colleges are being warned by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) that rising numbers of cyber attacks are threatening to disrupt the start of term. The NCSC has been investigating an increased number of ransomware attacks affecting education establishments in the UK, including schools, colleges and universities.

According to Microsoft’s Global Threat Activity tracker, 61 percent (nearly 4.8 million) of malware encounters reported within the past 30 days took aim at the education sector, making it the most affected industry. The business and professional services sector came in second with just under one million incidents.

The warning from the NCSC follows a spate of ransomware attacks against academic institutions – in which malicious software or “malware” is used to lock out users from their own computer systems, paralysing online services, websites and phone networks.