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The 2019 Annual Review gives an insight into the breadth of work done by the National Cyber Security Centre
- The NCSC’s third Annual Review discloses for first time the most-targeted sectors and reveals 658 incidents were handled over the last year
- Review highlights operations to defend public including intervention in more than a million cases of potential credit card fraud
- Details revealed of new technology which can share threat information more quickly
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has defended the UK against more than 600 cyber attacks in the past year – bringing the total number to almost 1,800, new figures show today (Wednesday).
The figures are contained in the NCSC’s third Annual Review, which also sets out the various ways the organisation has been protecting the public. This includes a pioneering operation to stop hundreds of thousands of people losing money to credit card fraud.
Over the period of the review the NCSC has dealt with 658 incidents, which brings the total number to almost 1,800 since the Centre’s formation in 2016. A significant number of incidents continue to come from hostile nation states.
In the most wide-ranging review yet produced by the NCSC, which is a part of GCHQ, significant disclosures include:
- The pioneering Operation Haulster, which automatically flagged fraudulent intention against more than one million stolen credit cards, as a result protecting hundreds of thousands of people from financial loss…
