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Funding boost to help healthcare suppliers improve cyber security

Homeland September 11, 2020

Hundreds of the country’s vital healthcare firms are set to benefit from government funding to boost their cyber security, the Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman has announced, as part of London Tech Week. The move comes after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) identified a heightened cyber threat to the UK health sector ...

NCSC reveal cyber criminals are exploiting Coronavirus fears

Homeland March 17, 2020

The public are being urged by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to follow online safety advice as evidence emerges that criminals are exploiting the Coronavirus online. Experts from the National Cyber Security Centre have revealed a range of attacks being perpetrated online as cyber criminals seek to exploit COVID-19. Techniques seen ...

Foreign secretary urges collaboration for cyber defence

Homeland May 30, 2019

Jeremy Hunt encouraged collaborating with NATO in order to strengthen cyber defence in a speech at the National cyber Security Centre. The foreign secretary emphasised the growing need for cyber defence in the face of attacks from authoritarian regimes. He noted the threat of the Russian government targeting information systems to ...

UK will no longer seek access to secure aspects of Galileo

Homeland December 6, 2018

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has confirmed the UK will not use Galileo for defence or critical national infrastructure after Brexit. Instead, the UK will explore options to build its own Global Navigation Satellite System that can help guide military drones, run energy networks and provide essential services for civilian smart ...