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U.K. Opens National Cyber Security Centre

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

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The United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) officially opened the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in London Tuesday, creating a rapid response force for major cyber incidents.While the NCSC is organizationally part of the GCHQ it includes the U.K. CERT (Computer Emergency Readiness Team), protective security experts from MI5 – the U.K.’s domestic security service, and GCHQ’s experts in information security. It was setup to have formalized and integrated operational partnerships with law enforcement, defense, and private industry.The GCHQ is…

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