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The National Cyber Force works with partners across Lancashire ahead of its move to Samlesbury. Aimed at shaping, supporting, and promoting the cyber ecosystem in the region, the Lancashire Cyber Partnership will see the NCF collaborate with academic institutions and industry. The NCF, a partnership between Defence and Intelligence, is set to ...


Air Vice-Marshal Tim Neal-Hopes OBE has been appointed as the second Commander of the National Cyber Force (NCF). Established in 2020, the NCF is a partnership between defence and intelligence which carries out cyber operations daily to protect against threats to the UK, further the UK’s foreign policy, support military operations, ...


The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has confirmed the UK government’s new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire. The National Cyber Force was announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Integrated Review in November 2020. The joint MoD ...


The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said the UK’s cyber capabilities to disrupt adversaries and keep the UK safe has been transformed by the new National Cyber Force (NCF). In a speech on defence spending, the Mr Johnson avowed the GCHQ and Ministry of Defence (MoD) partnership which is conducting cyber ...


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