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20 November 2020
UK announces National Cyber Force to counter adversaries
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed the formation of the National Cyber Force (NCF) for undertaking cyber operations to disrupt hostile state activities, terrorists, and criminals threatening the...
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4 November 2020
NCSC defends UK from 723 cyber attacks in fourth year of operations
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) claimed to have defended the UK from 723 cyber incidents during the fourth year of its operations, of which nearly 200 are related...
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2 November 2020
Marriott International fined £18.4m by UK’s ICO over data breach
US hospitality company Marriott International has been fined £18.4m by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data breach resulting from a cyber-attack in 2014 that impacted 339 million...
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29 October 2020
UKRI to invest £29m to boost digital revolution and online safety
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will invest £29m towards the creation of a new online safety centre of excellence and multiple new research projects across the UK to boost...
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23 October 2020
UK enforces sanctions on Russia for cyber attack on German Parliament
The UK government has enforced new sanctions against Russia for allegedly carrying out cyber attacks on Deutscher Bundestag, the German federal parliament, in 2015.
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22 October 2020
UK’s MHCLG to develop cyber health framework to support councils
The UK’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) plans to develop a cyber health framework to support councils in England to enhance their cyber health and bring down...
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22 October 2020
BRC partners with NCSC to launch Cyber Resilience Toolkit for Retail
The British Retail Consortium (BRC), in partnership of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has developed a new toolkit called Cyber Resilience Toolkit for Retail to counter cyber attacks on...
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20 October 2020
UK accuses Russia of cyber attacks against 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
The UK government has alleged that Russia had carried out a series of cyber attacks against the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games that were scheduled to be held in Tokyo,...
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15 October 2020
British experts to create £8.6m REFRAIN cybersecurity research centre
Experts from various British universities are joining forces to create the new £8.6m REFRAIN cyber security research centre with an objective to protect the online safety of UK citizens.
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14 October 2020
London’s Hackney Borough Council hit by cyberattack
London’s Hackney Borough Council said that it has been hit by a serious cyberattack, which has impacted several of its services and IT systems.