Tag: NCSC Guidance
What Is a Vulnerability Scan? A UK Guide to Types, Costs and What to Do With the Results (2026)
A vulnerability scan is an automated check of systems, networks or applications that finds known software flaws, missing patches and…
Over 300 UK Organisations Reported Ransomware Attacks. What Should Businesses Do Next?
Ransomware resilience is the ability to keep operating, limit harm and recover quickly after a ransomware event. Data from Report…
Cyber Essentials Cost: Full UK Pricing Breakdown for 2026
Cyber Essentials cost in the UK typically ranges from £100-£400 for self-assessment and £400-£3,500 for Cyber Essentials Plus. At CyPro,…
Council of Europe Data Breach: ShinyHunters’ 2026 Attack
The Council of Europe data breach involved unauthorised access in June 2026 claimed by ShinyHunters, with stolen data samples posted…
How to Run Vulnerability Testing: A 4-Step Practical Guide for Security Teams
Vulnerability testing is a programme that combines continuous automated scanning with periodic targeted validation, using human‑led penetration tests to prove…
Inside the Incident Response War Room: How to Set One Up and Why Human Continuity Is the Real Priority
A cyber incident response plan is a documented, tested sequence of roles, decisions and actions that restores services after an…
How to Build a Cyber Risk Assessment Template (with Example)
A cyber risk assessment template is a repeatable spreadsheet or governance form that records assets, threats, vulnerabilities, likelihood, impact and…
What Is Managed SOC as a Service and How It Works in 2026
Managed SOC as a service is an outsourced team and platform that delivers continuous detection, triage, response and reporting across…
How to Conduct a Cyber Security Risk Assessment (UK Guide, 2026)
A risk assessment for cyber security identifies and ranks the cyber risks to your organisation and produces a actionable risk…
A Practical Guide to Network Vulnerability Scanning for Organisations
Network vulnerability scanning is an automated process that finds known software and configuration weaknesses across hosts and services and ranks…
