British organizations urged to be alert to threat of Iranian cyberattacks

The NCSC advises UK organisations to increase vigilance and strengthen cyber defenses due to the evolving conflict in the Middle East, noting a likely unchanged direct threat from Iran to the UK but a heightened indirect risk to entities with regional presence or supply chains; the advisory highlights that Iranian state and state-aligned actors retain cyber capabilities and provides practical steps and guidance to reduce the likelihood and impact of cyber attacks.