Why hostile state cyber activity is now a day-to-day business risk

Christopher Clark, Cyber Security Incident Response Team Director, Thrive Geopolitical escalation can become a cyber security problem for businesses far more quickly than many boards expect. The National Cyber Security Council ( NCSC) has warned that UK critical infrastructure faced more than 200 cyber incidents over the past year, with around three-quarters believed to be linked to state actors. Analysis of the conflict involving Iran has also found cyber retaliation following military escalati