National Cyber Security Centre publishes guidance on mitigating cyber risks

Article summary

The National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance on cyber security at high profile events, both real and virtual. The guidance identifies several key cyber risks, including disruption by misbehaving or uninvited people, compromised accounts, denial of service attacks and defacement of websites. It also provides a number of assurance measures that can be adopted to mitigate those risks, including secure design principles and penetration testing. There is also a checklist of steps to take to ensure events are protected as best as possible against cyber threats.