NCSC Annual Review 2021

One of the highlights of CYBERUK was the launch of the latest ACD service: Early Warning. This new free service was designed to help organisations defend against cyber attacks by circulating notifications about incidents and security issues.

Early Warning automatically filters intelligence from trusted sources to offer specialised warnings for organisations so they can take the necessary steps to improve their cyber resilience.

When it comes to defending against online threats, having relevant, timely alerts you can trust about malicious activity is vital for any organisation. The Early Warning service delivers on this, by providing organisations with specialised alerts and potential cyber threats affecting their networks. This will help them resolve security issues quickly and reduce the risk of serious harm being done.

Eleanor Fairford, NCSC’s Deputy Director for Incident Management

Subscribers to the service are granted benefits, including access to information feeds that are unavailable elsewhere. They receive tailored alerts, covering possible network compromises; notification of how their assets have been associated with undesirable activity or about their networks running vulnerable services that may need updating. Since its launch in May 3,924 organisations have signed up.