Category Archives: NCSC

JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening

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In this Help Net Security interview, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the evolution of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) since its 2021 inception and tackles its 2024 strategic priorities in response to escalating cyber thre… Continue reading JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening→

APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments

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Russian threat actors APT29 are changing their techniques and expanding their targets to access cloud environments, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned. About APT29 APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka Cozy Bear) is a cyber espionag… Continue reading APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments→

AI is already being used by ransomware gangs, warns NCSC

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In a newly published report, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that malicious attackers are already taking advantage of artificial intelligence and that the volume and impact of threats – including ransomware – will increase in … Continue reading AI is already being used by ransomware gangs, warns NCSC→

AI expected to increase volume, impact of cyberattacks

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All types of cyber threat actor are already using artificial intelligence (AI) to varying degrees, UK National Cyber Security Centre’s analysts say, and predict that AI “will almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of c… Continue reading AI expected to increase volume, impact of cyberattacks→

CyberAv3ngers hit Unitronics PLCs at multiple US-based water facilities

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Iran-affiliated attackers CyberAv3ngers continue to exploit vulnerable Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs), US and Israeli authorities have said in a joint cybersecurity advisory. CyberAv3ngers targeting Unitronics PLCs CISA has recently c… Continue reading CyberAv3ngers hit Unitronics PLCs at multiple US-based water facilities→

Released: AI security guidelines backed by 18 countries

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The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published new guidelines that can help developers and providers of AI-powered systems “build AI systems that function as intended, are available when needed, and work without revealing sensitive da… Continue reading Released: AI security guidelines backed by 18 countries→

Logging Made Easy: Free log management solution from CISA

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CISA launched a new version of Logging Made Easy (LME), a straightforward log management solution for Windows-based devices that can be downloaded and self-installed for free. CISA’s version reimagines technology developed by the United Kingdom’s Natio… Continue reading Logging Made Easy: Free log management solution from CISA→