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ByNational Cyber Security Centreindigo_grove_6757ff

When organisations might face a greater threat, and the steps to take to improve security.

Adapted edition

Security operations
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
4
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Information security
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

When organisations might face a greater threat, and the steps to take to improve security for organisational planning, review and training. NCSC guidance is advisory and should be applied to the organisation's own risks and obligations.

Contents
  • Balancing cyber risk and defence
  • Factors affecting an organisation's cyber risk
  • Actions to take
  • Advanced actions
  • Source links
Source and licence
Actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened

National Cyber Security Centre

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionNational Cyber Security Centre, “Actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened” (17 January 2022), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesAdapted 16 September 2026: converted the official HTML article into neutral text-only DOCX and PDF editions. Preserved article headings, paragraphs, lists and plain-text source-link destinations; normalized web whitespace and typographic punctuation; omitted site navigation, topic and download cards, images, logos, scripts, styles and page furniture.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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