Forget foreign spies. The head of Britain's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has warned it is ransomware that's the key threat for most people.
"What I find most worrying isn't the activity of state actors," NCSC chief exec Lindy Cameron told a national security audience, joining the chorus of organisations calling out ransomware criminals as the number one cybersecurity threat of the moment.
The speech marks the first time that GCHQ, the spy agency and parent body of the National Cyber Security Centre, has acknowledged a cyber threat as being of more concern to the UK than traditional state spying.
"Four nation states – China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran – have been a constant presence in recent years. And as I've said before, we face a determined, aggressive Russia, seeking traditional political advantage by new, high-tech means," said Cameron.
The NCSC's chief exec ..
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