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| Cyber-security: More than 1,000 attacks reported in centre's first year | |
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| More than 1,000 incidents were reported to the National Cyber Security Centre in its first year of operation. | More than 1,000 incidents were reported to the National Cyber Security Centre in its first year of operation. |
| The centre - part of the intelligence agency GCHQ - says more than half the incidents posed a significant threat. | The centre - part of the intelligence agency GCHQ - says more than half the incidents posed a significant threat. |
| None of the incidents was category one level involving interference with the democratic system or crippling critical infrastructure such as power. | None of the incidents was category one level involving interference with the democratic system or crippling critical infrastructure such as power. |
| But NCSC head Ciaran Martin warned there could be more significant and damaging attacks in the near future. | But NCSC head Ciaran Martin warned there could be more significant and damaging attacks in the near future. |
| The first year of the centre's work has been marked by a significant escalation in threats. | The first year of the centre's work has been marked by a significant escalation in threats. |
| In the past few months, parts of the NHS have been taken offline and companies hit by attacks costing them millions of pounds. | In the past few months, parts of the NHS have been taken offline and companies hit by attacks costing them millions of pounds. |
| The centre also had to respond to the snap general election by putting in place protections against any interference by foreign states. | The centre also had to respond to the snap general election by putting in place protections against any interference by foreign states. |
| 'Best brains' | 'Best brains' |
| In all, 1,131 attacks were reported, 509 classed as significant and more than 30 assessed serious enough to require a cross-government response. | In all, 1,131 attacks were reported, 509 classed as significant and more than 30 assessed serious enough to require a cross-government response. |
| Mr Martin described the cyber threat as "large, growing and diverse" - and warned that further attacks were inevitable. | Mr Martin described the cyber threat as "large, growing and diverse" - and warned that further attacks were inevitable. |
| "Cyber-security is crucial to our national security and to our prosperity," he said. | "Cyber-security is crucial to our national security and to our prosperity," he said. |
| "We're incredibly proud of what we have achieved in our first year at the National Cyber Security Centre, bringing together some of the best cyber-security brains in the country in a single place. | "We're incredibly proud of what we have achieved in our first year at the National Cyber Security Centre, bringing together some of the best cyber-security brains in the country in a single place. |
| "But the threat remains very real and growing - further attacks will happen and there is much more for us to do to make the UK the safest place in the world to live and do business online." | "But the threat remains very real and growing - further attacks will happen and there is much more for us to do to make the UK the safest place in the world to live and do business online." |
| A NCSC report said there were now more devices connected to the internet than there were people in the world. | A NCSC report said there were now more devices connected to the internet than there were people in the world. |
| "Despite the NCSC's best work in defending the country from that threat, we can't prevent every attack," it said. | "Despite the NCSC's best work in defending the country from that threat, we can't prevent every attack," it said. |
| The NCSC is part of GCHQ, whose director Jeremy Fleming said threats to the UK were developing as fast as technological advances. | The NCSC is part of GCHQ, whose director Jeremy Fleming said threats to the UK were developing as fast as technological advances. |