Tag: NCSC
News and information from the Advent IM team.
NCSC Opens Registration for 2021 CyberFirst Girls Competition
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced its annual CyberFirst Girls Competition is now open for registrations, with a mission to inspire the next generation of young women to pursue a career in the industry. Read story by Phil Muncaster in Infosecurity Magazine
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CNI system design: Secure Remote Access
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)-specific look at NCSC guidance on remote access architecture design. Remote Access is an essential feature of just about any realistic IT (and OT) estate. Read via NCSC.
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NCSC defends UK from more than 700 cyber attacks while supporting national pandemic response
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
The NCSC’s fourth Annual Review reveals its ongoing work against cyber attacks, support for the UK during the coronavirus pandemic. Read via NCSC.
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At home security devices, are they safe enough? – Mike Gillespie
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
There’s a lot in my social media feed at the moment about the level of poor security discovered in nanny cams and other video surveillance systems. This is not, however, a new challenge. We have been highlighting this issue for some years now. This week, the advice for owners of these systems from NCSC is […]
Read MoreOne in three small businesses admitted to not having any cyber security strategies in place at all
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
You have read this headline elsewhere today. It may have been another story that you noticed without noticing, perhaps made a ‘tsk’ noise about then moved on, possibly to read about the latest data breach or ransomware outbreak. The vast majority of businesses in the UK are SMEs. They are a hugely important part of […]
Read MoreEducation for Future Security Professionals
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A bumper edition of the Advent IM podcast, Risk and Business – now available, listen and download. James Morris MP and Phil Ingram MBE, join Mike for some sincere discussion of the education of our future security professionals. Covering topics including but not limited to, diversity and neurodiversity, skills gap, broad based security foundation education, […]
Read MoreSecurity Think Tank: Establish best practice before automating security processes
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM News
Mike Gillespie in Computer Weekly – How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments? Read full story.
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