Britain’s ex-GCHQ chief has urged the government to ban ransomware payments to stop criminals profiteering from attacks. Ciaran Martin, the founding chief executive of GCHQ’s Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), spoke after the Irish health service was targeted by international criminals yesterday. The Taoiseach refused to pay a ransom demand after the Health Service Executive (HSE) … Read more
Britain’s ex-GCHQ chief has urged the government to ban ransomware payments to stop criminals profiteering from attacks. Ciaran Martin, the founding chief executive of GCHQ’s Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), spoke after the Irish health service was targeted by international criminals yesterday. The Taoiseach refused to pay a ransom demand after the Health Service Executive (HSE) … Read more
GCHQ has jumped on the Line of Duty bandwagon by posting an Instagram puzzle about the show – but bosses came under fire from MPs today who claimed it shouldn’t be the ‘top priority’ in keeping Britain safe. The UK’s intelligence organisation tried to engage followers by joking that it had launched a special mission … Read more
Pupil hacked into computer and changed their grades after teacher left their password on a note stuck to a laptop – as GCHQ begins cyber security training for school staff The student had access to 20,000 records after obtaining teacher’s IT password One of four real-life case studies revealed by the National Cyber Security Centre … Read more
Pupil hacked into computer and changed their grades after teacher left their password on a note stuck to a laptop – as GCHQ begins cyber security training for school staff The student had access to 20,000 records after obtaining teacher’s IT password One of four real-life case studies revealed by the National Cyber Security Centre … Read more
Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more
Spy harder: GCHQ sets fiendish quiz to mark the launch of Alan Turing £50 note… but experts say it could take you SEVEN HOURS to solve the riddle Britain’s spy centre GCHQ devised a quiz to celebrate the new Turing £50 note The note itself contains coded references to the mathematician and his life The … Read more
I spy with my little eye: GCHQ chief reveals Christmas cards featuring ‘fiendish’ festive bauble-shaped brainteaser sent to agents across the world Director of GCHQ Jeremy Fleming sent the letters to colleagues across the world However the spy chief has also today made them public so everyone can have go On the front is circuit … Read more
I spy with my little eye: GCHQ chief reveals Christmas cards featuring ‘fiendish’ festive bauble-shaped brainteaser sent to agents across the world Director of GCHQ Jeremy Fleming sent the letters to colleagues across the world However the spy chief has also today made them public so everyone can have go On the front is circuit … Read more
GCHQ spies launch cyber counter-attack against anti-vaccine propaganda being spread by Russia The government is determined to tackle anti-vaxxer propaganda spread online GCHQ has launched a new campaign targeting hostile propaganda by Russia Russian propagandists are targeting the Oxford vaccine with monkey memes By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 02:01 GMT, 9 November 2020 | … Read more