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NCSC Annual Review 2021

Making the UK the safest place to live and work online

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NCSC Timeline 2020-2021

DateEvent
1 September 2020UK joined international allies in issuing cyber defence advice aimed at helping organisations stay safe from malicious cyber actors
5 October 2020Lindy Cameron took over as Chief Executive Officer of the NCSC
19 October 2020UK and partners condemned GRU cyber attacks against Tokyo 2020
23 November 2020NCSC issued fresh guidance for online shoppers ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday
4 December 2020Cyber Aware TV and online marketing campaign launched
15 December 2020Nine universities recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE)
22 December 2020First-ever cyber security advice for farmers released
26 February 2021Cyber Aware's Cyber Action Plan launched, a self-assessment tool for sole traders and micro businesses
15 March 2021Early Years Practitioners Guidance published
26 March 2021Lindy Cameron warned, in her inaugural speech as CEO, that cyber security is still not taken as seriously as it should be, and is not embedded in boardroom thinking
15 April 2021UK and US attributed SolarWinds to Russia-based actions
26 April 2021Pupils at Highgate School, London crowned champions of the NCSC's CyberFirst Girls Competition
29 April 2021International Ransomware Task Force report published

10 May 2021

Fourth Active Cyber Defence report published
11 May 2021NCSC's Early Warning service launched, a free service designed to help organisations
11 May 202110 Steps to Cyber Security guidance published
12 May 2021Cyber Essentials Readiness Tool launched a free online resource that helps organisations prepare for certification
11-12 May 2021CYBERUK 2021 took place online
25 May 2021NCSC launched CyberSprinters, an online cyber security game for children
11 June 2021NCSC for Startups announced
14 June 2021CEO gave RUSI Annual Security Lecture on ransomware
19 July 2021UK and allies held Chinese state responsible for pervasive pattern of hacking
19-22 July 2021CEO made first international visit at Tel Aviv Cyber Week
20 July 2021Report published by the Oversight Board of the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC)
12 August 2021SERS Office 365 reporting button launched

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