UK cybercrime agency blocks almost 1 billion attempts to access malicious websites

• NCSC’s Share and Defend service blocked 1 billion visits to malicious sites in less than a year.
• The tool aggregates threat intelligence and protective DNS data, allowing ISPs to block harmful domains in real time.
• Ransomware attacks in the UK doubled year-on-year; Cyber ​​insurance claims increased by 230%, prompting a new national cybersecurity action plan.

In just under 12 months, UK internet users have attempted to access malicious websites a billion times. Fortunately, a new NCSC tool called the “Share and Defend service” has stopped this from happening, effectively saving people from compromised accounts, stolen data, and lost money.

That’s according to a new report released earlier this week by the National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) and BT. Share and Defend was first announced in May last year and works by aggregating data from threat intelligence providers, NCSC Protective DNS (PDNS), takedown services and other sources.