UK could face ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’, says head of security agency

Every organisation needs to focus on cybersecurity in the face of such threats, says Richard Horne of the National Cyber Security Centre. Photograph: matejmo/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The UK could face “hacktivist attacks at scale” if it becomes embroiled in a conflict and the impact could be similar to recent high-profile ransomware incidents, according to the head of the country’s online security agency.

Richard Horne, chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), will warn today that nation states now account for the most significant incidents the NCSC deals with.