<ul><li>UK cybersecurity experts warn of inadequate readiness against state-backed cyberattacks. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reports a 16% increase in severe cyber incidents affecting national infrastructure in 2024.</li><li>The NCSC publishes a roadmap for post-quantum cryptography migration to address future quantum computing threats. Critical infrastructure operators are urged to begin preparations now, with full migration expected to be completed by 2035.</li><li>The UK government will update the software vendor security code of practice to raise the standard of cybersecurity in commercial software used by UK businesses and public services. The revised voluntary code of practice will include clearer technical requirements.</li><li>Google releases an emergency update for Chrome to patch an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-2783) that allowed attackers to bypass sandbox protections.</li></ul>

UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup - 31 March 2025

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