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Annual Review

NCSC Annual Review 2023

Looking back at the National Cyber Security Centre's seventh year and its key developments and highlights, between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.

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Timeline: 2022 - 2023

Highlights covering the period 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023.

DateEvent
2022 
7 SeptemberLindy Cameron discusses international collaboration in deterring malign actors with industry, at the 13th Billington Cyber Security Summit in Washington
8 SeptemberThe NCSC mourns the death of Her Majesty the Queen whom we will always fondly remember for officially opening our doors in February 2017 
20 SeptemberThe UK and allies expose Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for exploiting cyber vulnerabilities for ransomware operations 
12 OctoberThe NCSC issues fresh guidance following recent rise in supply chain cyber attacks 
14 NovemberCyber Aware campaign launched to help keep online shoppers more secure in the run up to Christmas 
9 DecemberThe NCSC and DCMS publish code of practice for app store operators and app developers 
2023 
11 JanuaryThe NCSC provides support to Royal Mail following a cyber attack  
19 JanuaryThe NCSC hosts members of the national Computer Emergency Response Team for Ukraine (CERT-UA) to discuss Russia’s illegal invasion and building cyber resilience 
3 FebruaryLindy Cameron visits India for a series of meetings with cyber security leaders on the shared opportunities and challenges the UK and India face in cyberspace 
6 February13 national teams claimed victory at the CyberFirst Girls Competition finals
27 FebruaryLindy Cameron speaks about the importance of good cyber hygiene among the public sector at Cyber Security Scotland 
14 MarchThe NCSC publishes thought leadership piece on the security of large language models, following the rise in popularity of ChatGPT  
21 MarchThe NCSC urges organisations to utilise its Cyber Action Plan and Check Your Cyber Security services as part of its Cyber Aware campaign 
11 AprilAnne Keast-Butler announced to succeed Sir Jeremy Fleming as the Director of Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ) 
13 AprilThe NCSC and international partners share new advice to encourage software manufacturers to embed ‘secure by design’ and ‘secure by default’ principles into their products 
17 AprilThe NCSC’s Cyber Advisor launches to support small and medium-sized businesses without in-house cyber expertise 
19-20 AprilThe UK’s flagship cyber security conference CYBERUK held in Belfast for the first time 
19 AprilNew NCSC report assesses the threat to UK industry and society from the use of commercial cyber tools and services 
19 AprilThe NCSC issues warning of emerging threat to critical national infrastructure from a new class of state-aligned cyber adversary 
20 AprilUK and international partners publish joint guidance to help communities create secure smart cities 
9 MayUK and international allies issue joint advisory exposing Snake malware and its use in operations carried out by Centre 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) 
13 MayThe NCSC provides support to the Eurovision Song Contest to improve cyber security resilience  
24 MayUK and its allies issue new warning about China state-sponsored cyber activity targeting critical national infrastructure networks 
7 JuneThe NCSC works with UK organisations to respond to the MOVEit vulnerability and data extortion incident and publishes guidance 
14 JuneUK and international partners issue a new joint advisory warning of the enduring threat posed by the LockBit ransomware operation 
14 JuneLindy Cameron emphasises the importance of building security into AI technologies in a major speech at the Chatham House Cyber 2023 conference 
30 JuneThe NCSC marks 20th anniversary of first response to state-sponsored cyber attack 
6 JulyThe NCSC’s sixth annual Active Cyber Defence (ACD) report highlights success in preventing millions of cyber attacks from reaching the UK 
23 JulyNew shadow IT guidance published to help organisations manage rogue devices and services within the enterprise 
3 AugustThe NCSC and allies reveal most common cyber vulnerabilities exploited in 2022 in new advisory 
24 AugustThe NCSC launches the research problem book, laying out the areas of cyber security that need cooperative research over the next 5–10 years 
31 AugustUK and allies support Ukraine calling out Russia's GRU for new Infamous Chisel malware campaign 

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