Following the global IT outage on Friday 19 July 2024 the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have issued a statement, the NCSC assesses that the outages are not the result of a security incident or malicious cyber activity.
Affected organisations should put in place vendor mitigations. Fixes are now available to resolve the issues, and affected organisations should refer to the relevant vendor guidance and take the necessary action.
Installing security updates is still an essential security practice and organisations should continue to install them when they are available. Organisations should also continue to use antivirus products as normal.
The NCSC is also warning about an increase in related phishing. Organisations should review NCSC guidance to make sure that multi-layer phishing mitigations are in place, while individuals should be alert to suspicious emails or messages on this topic and know what to look for.
Future Readiness
Incidents such as this global outage can have a huge impact on your organisation. The NCSC's incident response guidance is a good place to begin.
For further information please select the following links: National Cyber Security Centre - NCSC.GOV.UK