UK toughens up against hackers with opening of National Cyber Security Centre

The Inquirer is reporting that the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has now officially opened its doors in an attempt to help protect the country from hackers.

The centre is based in London, near Victoria, and is headed by Ciaran Martin, formerly director general for cyber at GCHQ. Dr Ian Levy, currently technical director for cyber security at GCHQ, will join as technical director. They will oversee 700 staff at the facility…

The creation of a new centre to coordinate the response to cyber threats, including working with the private sector to have the right protection in place, was seen as vital for the future of the country.

Ben Gummer, minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, said that the centre in London will act as a hub of interactions between government, business and the security world.

“Whilst retaining access to the world-leading capabilities, partnerships and people of the intelligence community, this new centre will have an ‘open door’ policy which will make it easier for businesses of all sizes to get the best support available for cyber issues,” he said.

One of the first NCSC projects is working with the Bank of England to produce advice for the financial sector to manage the risks of cyber attacks.

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The NCSC certainly has some interesting plans to help beef up cyber security in the UK and we will watch with interest as they set about developing them. At the very least, this is a very welcome sign that government is taking cyber security seriously and taking action that will help raise its profile amongst business and organisations.

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