Why hostile state cyber activity is now a day-to-day business risk
Brief
Christopher Clark, Cyber Security Incident Response Team Director, Thrive
Geopolitical escalation can become a cyber security problem for businesses far more quickly than many boards expect.
The National Cyber Security Council ( NCSC) has warned that UK critical infrastructure faced more than 200 cyber incidents over the past year, with around three-quarters believed to be linked to state actors. Analysis of the conflict involving Iran has also found cyber retaliation following military escalation within hours, bringing events overseas much closer to the day-to-day reality of UK organisations.
That risk has already been demonstrated on UK soil. In July, a cyber-attack reportedly linked to Iranian hackers forced a small UK power generator offline for four days.