The UKs National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging organizations to bolster security and prepare for a potential wave of destructive cyberattacks. The NCSC openly warns that Russian state-sponsored threat actors will likely conduct the attacks. Ukrainian government agencies and corporate entities suffered cyberattacks where websites were defaced and data-wiping malware was deployed to destroy data and make Windows devices inoperable. The cause for the resurgence of attacks is the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and attempts to negotiate a way out of the Ukraine crisis have failed.”]