Its latest advisory warns UK organisations of sustained online disruption caused by pro-Russian hacktivist groups, primarily through distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The NCSC is explicit that many of these attacks are technically unsophisticated, but it stresses that this does not make them insignificant. Their value to attackers lies in visibility and persistence: taking services offline, even temporarily, can disrupt daily operations, undermine public confidenc

Effective communication in crisis management does not eliminate the impact of the incident—but it can preserve trust, contain reputational fallout, protect regulatory standing, and even strengthen stakeholder confidence.