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One does not simply defend agentically
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
The NCSC explores the opportunities and limitations of agentic AI in cyber defence, including how organisations can approach automation while managing operational risk...
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Advisory on CHOSEN BRICK malware, including technical analysis and advice to help individuals and organisation
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
CHOSEN BRICK is a malware family that has been used to target individuals around the world including in the UK, US and the Netherlands from at least 2025.
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Open Door - OT Threat Hunting
Mags
A reproducible, evidence-supported threat hunt for the 2026 Iranian-nexus OT campaign—complete with the lab details, the queries, and the validation figures.
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CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA’s) red team simulates real‑world malicious cyber operations to assess an organization’s ability to detect, investigate, and respond to malicious cyber activity..
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NCSC
Agentic AI systems have shown potential to transform how organisations work, at times delivering unparalleled productivity gains. They can automate complex workflows, reduce routine effort and enable people to focus on higher-value tasks.
Read at NCSC (opens in a new tab) Cyber SecurityWe need a more complete picture of cyber-attacks on UK critical national infrastructure
The Alan Turing Institute
Many datasets on cyberattacks used by researchers are created from news reports, but these reports do not always represent the true nature or extent of attacks on our CNI.
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NCSC
Making forensic observability the norm for network devices. Progress is being made, but too many network devices still remain difficult to investigate after compromise
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