Security News > 2022 > November > British govt is scanning all Internet devices hosted in UK
The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre, the government agency that leads the country's cyber security mission, is now scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for vulnerabilities.
"These activities cover any internet-accessible system that is hosted within the UK and vulnerabilities that are common or particularly important due to their high impact," the agency said.
NCSC's scans are performed using tools hosted in a dedicated cloud-hosted environment from scanner.
The agency says that all vulnerability probes are tested within its own environment to detect any issues before scanning the UK Internet.
"We're not trying to find vulnerabilities in the UK for some other, nefarious purpose," NCSC technical director Ian Levy explained.
"We're beginning with simple scans, and will slowly increase the complexity of the scans, explaining what we're doing."