{"id":1877,"date":"2026-03-04T09:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:54:48","slug":"uk-firms-in-middle-east-face-heightened-threat-from-iran-hackers-agency-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsfactory.com\/forums\/blog\/uk-firms-in-middle-east-face-heightened-threat-from-iran-hackers-agency-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"UK firms in Middle East face heightened threat from Iran hackers, agency warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">UK businesses with a presence in the Middle East have been urged to step up vigilance against cyber threats from Iran after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/01\/trump-open-to-talks-with-iran-as-conflict-deepens-in-middle-east\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US-Israeli attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/oct\/14\/cyber-attacks-rise-in-past-year-uk-security-agency-says\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">National Cyber Security Centre<\/a>\u00a0(NCSC) said there was \u201calmost certainly\u201d a heightened risk of an indirect cyber threat for organisations that had offices, or supply chains, in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The UK\u2019s cybersecurity agency said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0remained a threat despite an extensive bombing campaign that has devastated the country\u2019s political and military leadership, including the death of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIranian state and Iran-linked cyber actors almost certainly currently maintain at least some capability to conduct cyber activity,\u201d said the NCSC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The agency said in an alert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/news\/ncsc-advises-uk-organisations-take-action-following-conflict-in-middle-east\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">published on Monday<\/a>\u00a0that there was \u201clikely\u201d no significant change in the direct cyber threat from Iran to the UK, but organisations should prepare for the risk of collateral damage from Iran-linked hacktivists. It said organisations with a presence in the region should consider boosting monitoring of their IT systems and follow NCSC guidelines for dealing with a heightened threat of cyber-attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Jonathon Ellison, the NCSC\u2019s director for national resilience, said UK organisations and key infrastructure providers \u2013 such as airports and power stations \u2013 needed to \u201cact now\u201d in protecting themselves from potential attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cIn light of rapidly evolving events in the Middle East, it is critical that all UK organisations remain alert to the potential risk of cyber compromise, particularly those with assets or supply chains that are in areas of regional tensions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/02\/uk-companies-middle-east-cyber-threat-iran-hacktivists\">Read the Full Story Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK businesses with a presence in the Middle East have been urged to step up vigilance against cyber threats from Iran after\u00a0US-Israeli attacks. 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