Company deep dives

National Cyber Security Centre interviews

Prioritising by exposure

“The decision not to is a senior-level risk decision, and should be considered in the wider context of organisational risk management policy and practice.”

NCSCVulnerability management guidance

National Cyber Security Centre · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Not patching is a senior decision

Which devices get patched first? Practise the order.

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Containing access

“In the real world, great technology and technical capabilities may still not make for a great response if the right people, with appropriate skills are not in place.”

NCSCIncident management collection

National Cyber Security Centre · 19 September 2019

People make the response

Has the stolen access been stopped? Practise proving it.

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Verifying the fix

“If updating to the latest version of the affected software doesn’t fix the reported vulnerability or misconfiguration, or there isn’t an update to address the issue yet, you will need a process to triage and prioritise.”

NCSCVulnerability management guidance

National Cyber Security Centre · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

When the update does not fix it

Did the fix keep the supported behaviour? Practise the review.

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What AI changes

“The time between disclosure and exploitation has shrunk to days and AI will almost certainly reduce this further.”

NCSC AssessmentNational Cyber Security Centre (UK)

National Cyber Security Centre · 7 May 2025

Exploitation within days

Which devices get patched first? Practise the order.

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“The most significant AI cyber development will highly likely come from AI-assisted vulnerability research and exploit development (VRED)”

NCSC AssessmentNational Cyber Security Centre (UK)

National Cyber Security Centre · 7 May 2025

AI-assisted vulnerability research

Does this result prove an access-control flaw? Practise the check.

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“Skilled cyber actors will need to remain in the loop.”

NCSC AssessmentNational Cyber Security Centre (UK)

National Cyber Security Centre · 7 May 2025

Skilled people stay in the loop

Does this detector find enough attacks? Practise the evaluation.

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