The UK National Audit Office (NAO) finds the threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’.

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The UK National Audit Office (NAO) finds the threat of cyber-attacks on Whitehall ‘is severe and advancing quickly’. The NAO identified 58 critical government IT systems independently assessed in 2024 had “significant gaps in cyber-resilience”, and the government did not know how vulnerable at least 228 ageing and outdated “legacy” IT systems were to cyber-attack.The report simply confirms what is already known. The UK is at significant risk from cyber attacks a well documented national security threat. A threat that has been well documented by other nations and one you cannot argue has crept up on government. Back in 2023 Parliament published a report ‘A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security’. Stating clearly the challenges faced by the UK with respect cyber.https://lnkd.in/eZZKUNMu@Thaddeus Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthy Faisal KhanVeritas GRC#cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement #cyberrisk #nationalsecurity

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