Bluepurple Pulse: week ending September 17th

The UK's ICO commits to exploring how it can demonstrate that meaningful engagement with the NCSC will reduce regulatory penalties.

Welcome to the weekly highlights and analysis of the blueteamsec subreddit (and my wider reading). Not everything makes it in, but the best bits do.

Operationally this week nothing overly standout.

In the high-level this week:

• The UK’s NCSC CEO and Information Commissioner sign Memorandum of Understanding - credit with the ICO if you tell the NCSC you had a breach.

  • Related Ransomware attacks hit record level in UK, according to neglected official data

• “Building Resilience”: U.S. returns from second defensive Hunt Operation in Lithuania - CNMF has deployed 50 times and conducted hunt operations on over 75 networks in more than 23 countries.

• As China steps up cybersecurity enforcement, smaller businesses are feeling the heat - Last month, police in the city of Zhenjiang, in the eastern province of Jiangsu, carried out security sweeps at local businesses, issuing warnings to those that offered Wi-fi without requiring real-name registration, local media reported on Monday.

• CISA Releases its Op…