UK National Cyber Security Centre

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Group.png UK National Cyber Security Centre  
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AbbreviationNCSC
FormationOctober 2016
Parent organizationGCHQ
HeadquartersLondon, UK

The UK National Cyber Security Centre is run by GCHQ.

Official story

Per Wikipedia, The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is an organisation of the United Kingdom Government that provides advice and support for the public and private sector in how to avoid computer security threats. Based in London, it became operational in October 2016, and its parent organisation is GCHQ.[1]

Concerns

"Mental Outlaw channel".

As part of the NCSC’s mission to make the UK the "safest place to live and do business online", they announced to be building a data-driven view of “the vulnerability of the UK” in 2022. That included scanning of all devices which they could access from UK's internet. Interestingly enough, although NCSC said it was for "national security" and it needed be scan systems that "are hosted within the UK and and important due to their high impact", UK organisations could also opt out of having their servers that they own or maintain being scanned by emailing a list of IP addresses they wish to be excluded at scanning@ncsc.gov.uk, not explaining who would be given clemency or why some sites could be excluded.[2]

Staff

Andy Settle "is chairman of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Security Researchers Information Exchange".[3]

 

Employee on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointed
Clare GardinerDirector National Resilience & Strategy2018

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Senior spy appointed to lead UK’s joint biosecurity centreArticle5 June 2020Helen Warrell
Sarah Neville
Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University, says: “The virus is not worried that you’re tracking its progress, it’s not going to change its tactic. Cybersecurity is not your worry with a virus. It’s a biological phenomenon.”
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