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The UK Cyber Security Council

The UK Cyber Security Council is the self-regulatory body for the UK’s cyber security profession. It develops, promotes and stewards nationally recognised standards for cyber security in support of the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.

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The NCSC defines a cyber security incident as: A breach of a system’s security policy in order to affect its integrity or availability The unauthorised access or attempted access to a system Cyber incidents can take many forms, such as […]