13/11/2024
Are you ready for a cyber attack?
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provides an ‘Exercise in a Box’ online tool that can help businesses check how resilient they are to cyber attacks as well as practise their response in a safe environment.
The tool will give you some exercises that can be carried out in your own time as many times as you want. The exercises include:
- A ransomware attack delivered by phishing email;
- Mobile phone theft and response;
- Being attacked from an unknown Wi-Fi network;
- Insider threat leading to a data breach;
- Third party software compromise;
- Threatened leak of sensitive data;
- Home & remote working; and
- Managing a vulnerability disclosure.
Micro-exercises are also included, covering areas like use of passwords and identifying and reporting a suspected phishing email.
To use ‘Exercise in a Box’ you need to register for an account with NCSC, and you’ll be provided with a tailored report that helps you to identify what to do next and sets out where you can find helpful guidance.
See: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/exercise-in-a-box
The South East Cyber Resilience Centre is a police-led partnership with academia and businesses which has information on fraud and cyber-attacks. They offer a free information pack and a free 30-minute cyber health consultation. See Cyber Security Services | Fraud & Cyber Crime Reduction (secrc.police.uk) for more information.
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