…winged ninja cyber monkeys…
Dr Ian Levy from the National Cyber Security Centre
The title is a bit odd, but the article by Ian Levy from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) does an excellent job of explaining why the NCSC is now scanning the internet looking for vulnerabilities in connected systems:
Scanning the internet for fun and profit – NCSC.GOV.UK
Here is another good article on the subject – which includes how you can opt your servers out of the scanning, by Sergiu Gatlan at Bleeping Computer:
British govt is scanning all Internet devices hosted in UK (bleepingcomputer.com)
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I am on leave so the news this week is “in brief”. You can still contact me via the contact page and Octagon Technology.
