National Cyber Security Centre
(asked on 21st May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of the National Cyber Security Centre in preventing cyber attacks; and what advice is being provided to (1) individuals, (2) businesses, (3) Government departments and (4) national agencies to prevent cyber attacks and limit any damage caused.
Answered by
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since its inception in 2016, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been working to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.
The NCSC continue to provide digital and assured industry services to help bring about a real-world, positive impact against threats and are delivering real benefits for the nation, from dealing with significant cyber incidents to defending citizens against online harm and developing a skills pipeline for the future.
Active Cyber Defence (ACD) continues to be one of the NCSC's most successful ways to help bring about a real-world, positive impact against threats. 2.2 million cyber-enabled commodity campaigns were removed by Takedown Service in 2024, up from 1.8 million from the previous year.