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New NCSC guidance describes how organisations can make the most of containerisation.

CounterCraft's co-founder, Dan Brett, explains how they turn the tables so that social engineering can be used to protect organisations from attackers.

Ollie Whitehouse, the NCSC’s new Chief Technology Officer, outlines the cyber security challenges he’ll be prioritising.

How to set up online (or 'cloud') services so they're protected against common cyber attacks.

The Cyber Advisor scheme has been gaining momentum since its launch six months ago – what happens next?

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have relaunched an updated version of LME.

The NCSC is retiring Logging Made Easy (LME). After 31 March 2023, we will no longer support LME, and the GitHub page will close shortly after.

Helping to make cloud backups resistant to the effects of destructive ransomware.

A new Cyber Incident Exercising scheme is now open for organisations to apply to be Assured Providers, with IASME and CREST as our delivery partners.

Announcing CREST as our first delivery partner and the scheme's readiness for incident response providers to join.

For environments that are secure by design, a 'full-fat SOC' is not always required.

Catherine H reflects on how the changes to the refreshed Assured Cyber Security Consultancy scheme go deeper than just a new name - and welcomes two new consultancies to the scheme.

What the UK Cyber Security Council's Chartership programme means for the CCP scheme and the organisations who use CCP for recruitment and development.

In our third blog about migrating to a zero trust architecture, we consider the security properties of an Always On VPN, and the factors to consider when deciding if you no longer need one.

How organisations working in high-risk countries can improve their cyber resilience.

New report outlines the growing threat that charities face, and how they can become resilient to cyber attacks.

Andrew A explains what you must check before giving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) the keys to your kingdom.

Anne W takes stock of where we are following the changes to Cyber Essentials in early 2022, discussing some of the feedback received and clarifying some common misconceptions.

Why striving for better (rather than perfect) security will help more people stay safer online.

In a perfect world we'd use unique passwords for every online service. But the world isn't perfect...