Security News > 2022 > March > UK Cyber Security Centre advises review of risk posed by Russian tech

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has advised users of Russian technology products to reassess the risks it presents.

In advice that builds on 2017 guidance about technology supply chains that include links to hostile states, NCSC technical director Ian Levy stated that the agency has not found evidence "That the Russian state intends to suborn Russian commercial products and services to cause damage to UK interests."

In 2017 NCSC advice was that "Some UK government and critical national systems" were at risk from Russia, and that "Systems with a national security purpose" should not use Russian products.

The new advice wants the entire public sector to rethink its exposure to Russian tech products and services.

"If you are more likely to be a target for the Russian state because of what's going on, then it would be prudent to consider your reliance on all types of Russian technology products or services," the advice warns.

The illegal invasion of Ukraine means addressing those three weak points must now be joined by consideration of exposure to Russian tech.

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