GCHQ
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| Headquarters | Cheltenham |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Employees | 5,806 (31 March 2016) |
| Founded | November 1 |
| 1919 | |
| Number of employees | 5,806 (31 March 2016) |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Agency executive | Jeremy Fleming |
| Director of GCHQ | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1377501 |
About GCHQ
Government Communications Headquarters, commonly known as GCHQ, is an intelligence and security organisation responsible for providing signals intelligence and information assurance to the government and armed forces of the United Kingdom.
Russia-linked hackers a threat to UK infrastructure, warns minister
... The NCSC - which is part of UK cyber and intelligence agency Gchq - will say the hacking groups, which are often sympathetic to Russia s invasion in Ukraine, are ideologically-motivated...
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... A National Crime Agency spokesperson said it was " aware of an incident impacting Royal Mail" and was working alongside the National Cyber Security Centre - which is part of the UK s cyber intelligence agency Gchq - to understand its impact...
Royal Mail: Overseas post still disrupted after 'cyber incident'
... A National Crime Agency spokesperson said it was " aware of an incident impacting Royal Mail" and was working alongside the National Cyber Security Centre - which is part of the UK s cyber intelligence agency Gchq - to understand its impact...
Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad
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Tory leadership: How secure is the online vote?
... During the last Tory leadership election, held over the summer, after the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) - which is part of Gchq - reportedly warned that the system could be vulnerable to outside interference...
Ukraine war round-up: Russian military exhausted and US tech giant Meta blacklisted
... Russian military exhausted, says UK intelligence chiefThe head of the UK s Gchq intelligence agency has told the BBC that Russia s military was exhausted, but there were no signs yet of nuclear weapons use...
Vaccine research among cyber attack targets
... The NCSC - part of Gchq - said one in five incidents were aimed at organisations with links to health...
General election 2019: What impact on UK security and intelligence?
...UK intelligence agencies, including Gchq (pictured), have close ties with their US counterparts Would a change of government alter the UK s security and intelligence relationships? Yes...
Russia-linked hackers a threat to UK infrastructure, warns minister
Russia-aligned hackers are seeking to " disrupt or destroy" Britain's critical infrastructure, a Cabinet Office minister will warn later.
The groups have started to Focus On the UK in recent months, Oliver Dowden will say in a speech.
He will unveil new measures to support businesses " on the Front Line of our cyber defences".
Meanwhile, The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will issue an official threat alert to critical businesses.
Officials are recommending that organisations " act now" to protect themselves against the emerging cyber threat.
The NCSC - which is part of UK cyber and intelligence agency Gchq - will say the hacking groups, which are often sympathetic to Russia's invasion in Ukraine, are ideologically-motivated.
The alert will warn the groups are " less predictable" because they " not subject to formal state control".
" Some have stated a desire to achieve a more disruptive and destructive impact against western critical national infrastructure, including in the UK, " the NCSC will say.
" We expect these groups to look for opportunities to create such an impact, particularly if systems are poorly protected. "
Speaking at the CyberUK conference in Belfast, Mr Dowden will describe the hackers as " Wagner-like" - a reference to The Russian mercenaries fighting in Ukraine.
" Disclosing this threat is not something we do lightly, " he will say.
" But we believe it is necessary if we want these companies to understand the current risk they face, and take action to defend themselves and the country. "
Mr Dowden, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, will also announce plans to set cyber resilience targets for critical sectors to meet within two years and to bring Private Sector businesses working on critical infrastructure into The Scope of resilience regulations.
" These are the companies in charge of keeping Our Country running. Of keeping the lights on, " he will say.
" Our shared prosperity depends on them taking their own security seriously".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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