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Independent report: UK critical minerals midstream and recycling capability report
**Assessing the UK’s Critical Minerals Midstream and Recycling Capabilities** In recent years, the importance of critical minerals has surged as…
Transparency data: DBT: workforce management information February 2025
**Understanding Workforce Management Through Transparency Data: DBT’s February 2025 Insights** In an era where accountability and transparency are paramount, the…
Guidance: Subsidy control principles assessment guides
**Understanding the UK Subsidy Control Principles: A Guide for Public Authorities** In the wake of the United Kingdom’s departure from…
UK seafood makes a splash in Vietnam in major export boost
**Title: UK Seafood Makes a Splash in Vietnam: A New Era of Export Opportunities** In an exciting development for the…
Cyber Security and Resilience Policy Statement to strengthen regulation of critical sectors
New proposals will combat the growing threat to UK critical national infrastructure (CNI).
Protective DNS for the private sector
Advice on the selection and deployment of Protective Domain Name Systems (DNS).
Workers in Northern Ireland set for pay rise with new National Minimum Wage rates
**Title: New National Minimum Wage Rates: A Positive Step for Workers in Northern Ireland** As of today, Tuesday, 1 April,…
Working hours for which the minimum wage must be paid
**Understanding Working Hours and Minimum Wage Obligations** In the contemporary labour landscape, the notion of minimum wage serves as a…
Calculating the minimum wage
**Understanding and Calculating the Minimum Wage: A Guide for Employers** In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, understanding the nuances…
Payslip boost for millions as new minimum wage rates take effect
**Title: Payslip Boost for Millions as New Minimum Wage Rates Take Effect** In an uplifting shift for the workforce, over…
Guidance: Community Investment Tax Relief: accreditation of community development finance institutions
# Understanding Community Investment Tax Relief: A Guide to Accreditation for Community Development Finance Institutions In recent years, the importance…
Policy paper: UK support to Ukraine: factsheet
### UK Support to Ukraine: A Comprehensive Overview In light of the ongoing conflict following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the…
Guidance: Subsidy Control Act 2022: Streamlined Routes
**Title: Navigating the Subsidy Control Act 2022: An Overview of Streamlined Routes** The Subsidy Control Act 2022 marks a pivotal…
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £500, December 2024
**Title: Understanding Transparency in Public Spending: An Insight into DBT’s December 2024 Expenditures Over £500** In an era where accountability…
Transparency data: Department for Business and Trade (DBT) prompt payment data October to December 2024
**Title: Examining Prompt Payment Practices: DBT’s Invoice Settlement Data for October to December 2024** In an era where timely payments…
Transparency data: Department for Business and Trade (DBT) prompt payment data July to September 2024
**Title: Prompt Payment Analysis: Department for Business and Trade (DBT) July to September 2024** In an era where transparency and…
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, January 2025
**Title: An Insight into Departmental Spending Over £25,000: January 2025** In an era of increasing demand for accountability and transparency,…
Transparency data: DBT: spending over £25,000, December 2024
**Understanding Transparency in Government Spending: A Closer Look at DBT’s Expenditures Over £25,000 – December 2024** In an era where…
Transparency data: DBT: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2024
**Title: Understanding Business Appointment Rules: Transparency Data from July to September 2024** In the ever-evolving landscape of public service, adherence…
Research: Consumer detriment survey 2024
**Understanding Consumer Detriment: Insights from the 2024 Survey** In an ever-evolving marketplace, understanding the hurdles faced by consumers is essential…
Notice: Trade remedies notices: registration of imports of tin mill products originating from China
### Understanding Trade Remedies Notices: Registration of Tin Mill Products from China In recent developments, the Secretary of State for…
Negotiations update on an enhanced UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement
**Negotiations Update on an Enhanced UK-Switzerland Trade Agreement** The ongoing discussions surrounding a new and enhanced Free Trade Agreement (FTA)…
Form: UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Price Support: apply for compensation
**Navigating Compensation for Indirect Costs Under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme and Carbon Price Support** In the context of the…
Transparency data: DBT register of board members’ interests 2024 to 2025
**Title: Transparency in Governance: An Examination of the DBT Register of Board Members’ Interests (2024-2025)** In an era where transparency…
Transparency data: DBT major projects: appointment letters for Senior Responsible Owners
**Title: Ensuring Accountability: Appointment Letters for Senior Responsible Owners in the Government Major Projects Portfolio** In an era of heightened…
Research: Public attitudes to trade tracker (PATT): wave 7
**Understanding Public Attitudes to Trade: Insights from the PATT Wave 7 Study** In recent years, the intricacies of trade and…
Privileged access workstations: introducing our new set of principles
Principles-based guidance for organisations setting up a PAW solution.
CyberFirst Girls Competition: a proud milestone and exciting future
The future of the CyberFirst Girls Competition and reflecting on brilliant progress.
Passkeys: the promise of a simpler and safer alternative to passwords
The merits of choosing passkeys over passwords to help keep your online accounts more secure, and explaining how the technology…
Horizon Europe funding
**Unlocking Potential: The Impact of Horizon Europe Funding on Research and Innovation** In an era defined by rapid technological advancements…
Independent report: Smart Data Discovery Challenge: significant insights and outcomes
**Unlocking Data’s Potential: Insights and Outcomes from the Smart Data Discovery Challenge** In an age where data reigns supreme, harnessing…
Guidance: List of people banned from running an employment agency or business
# A Comprehensive Guide to Individuals Banned from Operating Employment Agencies In the complex landscape of employment services, the integrity…
Promotional material: Employment Rights Bill: factsheets
**Understanding the Employment Rights Bill: Key Measures and Implications** In our continuously evolving workplace landscape, the Employment Rights Bill has…
Notice: Block exemptions
**Understanding Block Exemptions in Competition Law: An Overview of Recent Reviews** The realm of competition law plays a crucial role…
Notice: Notice to exporters 2025/07: update to open general licence
### Update on Open General Licence: Notice to Exporters 2025/07 The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has recently announced significant…
Independent report: Keep Britain Working Review: Discovery
### Keep Britain Working Review: Discovery and Insight In recent years, the conversation surrounding health-based economic inactivity has gained significant…
A different future for telecoms in the UK
NCSC Technical Director Dr Ian Levy explains the technical impact of the recent US sanctions on the security of Huawei…
Use of Russian technology products and services following the invasion of Ukraine
Cyber security – even in a time of global unrest – remains a balance of different risks. Ian Levy, the…
TLS 1.3: better for individuals – harder for enterprises
The NCSC’s technical director outlines the challenges that TLS 1.3 presents for enterprise security.
Timelines for migration to post-quantum cryptography
Activities which organisations must carry out to migrate safely to post-quantum cryptography in the coming years.
Setting direction for the UK’s migration to post-quantum cryptography
Why the key milestones for PQC migration are part of building and maintaining good cyber security practice.
Corporate report: Department for Business and Trade annual report and accounts for 2023 to 2024
## An In-Depth Look at the Department for Business and Trade Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024 As we reflect on…
Joint Statement on UK-Philippines JETCO
**Strengthening Economic Ties: The Inaugural UK-Philippines Joint Economic and Trade Committee Meeting** On Monday, 17 March, the United Kingdom and…
Transparency data: UK-Vietnam FTA Trade Committee – meeting summary, 29 March 2022
**Title: Insights from the First Meeting of the UK-Vietnam FTA Trade Committee** On 29 March 2022, representatives from the United…
Transparency data: UK-Vietnam FTA Trade Committee – meeting summary, 24 August 2023
### Strengthening Ties: Summary of the UK-Vietnam FTA Trade Committee Meeting On 24 August 2023, representatives from the United Kingdom…
Update on the Business Secretary’s meeting with US administration
**Strengthening Transatlantic Ties: A Recap of the Business Secretary’s Meeting with the US Administration** On Tuesday, 18 March, a significant…
Statutory guidance: Trade, aircraft and shipping sanctions, civil enforcement: guidance
**Understanding the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024** In an increasingly interconnected world, the role of sanctions…
Trade sanctions, arms embargoes, and other trade restrictions
**Understanding Trade Sanctions, Arms Embargoes, and Trade Restrictions** In an increasingly interconnected world, the regulation of trade is vital for…
Small businesses set to see a boost in exports and growth with new expert panel
**Title: Empowering Small Businesses: The Launch of the New Board of Trade** In a significant move to bolster the UK’s…
The UK’s response to global tariffs on steel and aluminium
**The UK’s Response to Global Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium** On Wednesday, 12 March, the United States announced the imposition…
Multimillion-pound investment gives rocket boost to South West space sector
**Multimillion-pound Investment Gives Rocket Boost to South West Space Sector** In a significant move for the South West’s burgeoning space…
UK Trade Tariff: duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas
**Navigating the UK Trade Tariff: Duty Suspensions and Autonomous Tariff Quotas** In an ever-evolving global trade landscape, the importance of…
Statutory guidance: Reference documents for Customs (Additional Duty) (Russia and Belarus) Regulations 2022
**Understanding the Customs (Additional Duty) Regulations: Impacts of 2022 on Goods from Russia and Belarus** In light of evolving geopolitical…
Notice: Notices made under s32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018
# Understanding Notices Under s32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 In an increasingly globalised economy, the importance of…
Transparency data: UK-Vietnam FTA Committee on Customs – report, 27 March 2024
**Title: Insights from the Third Meeting of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Committee on Customs** On 27 March 2024, the…
Transparency data: UK-Vietnam FTA Committee on Customs – report, 23 November 2022
**Title: Enhancing Trade Relations: Insights from the UK-Vietnam FTA Committee on Customs** On 23 November 2022, the second meeting of…
UK and Philippines upgrade trade relationship through inaugural talks
**Title: Strengthening Ties: The Inaugural UK-Philippines Joint Economic and Trade Committee** Today marks a significant milestone in the diplomatic and…
Corporate report: SME Digital Adoption Taskforce: interim report
**Driving Growth: The SME Digital Adoption Taskforce Interim Report** In an age dominated by rapid technological advancement, the ability for…
Statutory guidance: The Companies Act 2006 (Recognition of Third Country Qualifications and Practical Training) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
**Understanding the Companies Act 2006: Recognition of Third Country Qualifications and Practical Training (Amendment) Regulations 2024** The landscape of qualifications…
Statutory guidance: The Companies Act 2006 (Recognition of Third Country Qualifications and Practical Training) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
**Title: Understanding the Implications of the 2025 Amendments to the Companies Act 2006** The Companies Act 2006 has long been…
Decision: UK-Central America committee documents
**Title: Key Insights from the UK-Central America Committee Meetings** As global interconnectedness deepens, collaborative committees such as those formed between…
Guidance: Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS): legal cost framework
**Understanding the Legal Cost Framework of the Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS)** The Horizon Convictions Redress Scheme (HCRS) represents a…
Trade Envoy programme appointment
**Lord David Evans of Sealand Appointed as UK Trade Envoy to Brazil** In a significant move aimed at strengthening bilateral…
Thinking about the security of AI systems
Why established cyber security principles are still important when developing or implementing machine learning models.
There’s a hole in my bucket
…or ‘Why do people leave sensitive data in unprotected AWS S3 buckets?’
The problems with patching
Applying patches may be a basic security principle, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy to do in practice.
The security benefits of modern collaboration in the cloud
By exploiting cloud services, organisations no longer have to choose between ‘more security’ and ‘better usability’.
The problems with forcing regular password expiry
Why the NCSC decided to advise against this long-established security guideline.
The logic behind three random words
Whilst not a password panacea, using ‘three random words’ is still better than enforcing arbitrary complexity requirements.
The future of telecoms in the UK
NCSC Technical Director Dr Ian Levy explains how the security analysis behind the DCMS supply chain review will ensure the…
The future of Technology Assurance in the UK
Chris Ensor highlights some important elements of the NCSC’s new Technology Assurance strategy.
The Cyber Assessment Framework 3.1
Latest version of the CAF focusses on clarification and consistency between areas of the CAF.
Thanking the vulnerability research community with NCSC Challenge Coins
Reflecting on the positive impact of the Vulnerability Reporting Service – and introducing something new for selected contributors.
Terminology: it’s not black and white
The NCSC now uses ‘allow list’ and ‘deny list’ in place of ‘whitelist’ and ‘blacklist’. Emma W explains why…
Tackling the ‘human factor’ to transform cyber security behaviours
ThinkCyber’s CEO Tim Ward reflects on the challenges that startups face when developing innovative products.
Notice: Trade remedies notices: anti-dumping duty on chamois leather from China
**Understanding the Implications of the Anti-Dumping Duty on Chamois Leather from China** In an effort to protect domestic industries from…
Spotlight on shadow IT
New guidance to help organisations manage rogue devices and services within the enterprise.
Guidance: UK innovation survey: privacy notice
**Title: Understanding the Privacy Notice for the UK Innovation Survey** In an era where data privacy is of paramount importance,…
Official Statistics: Market access barrier quarterly statistics October to December 2024
**Title: Navigating Market Access: A Review of Barriers Resolved in Q3 2024** As we conclude the third quarter of the…
Supplier assurance: having confidence in your suppliers
Questions to ask your suppliers that will help you gain confidence in their cyber security.
Studies in secure system design
Worked examples for Operational Technology and Virtualised systems, using the NCSC’s secure design principles
So long and thanks for all the bits
Ian Levy, the NCSC’s departing Technical Director, discusses life, the universe, and everything.
Security, complexity and Huawei; protecting the UK’s telecoms networks
With 5G set to transform mobile services, Ian Levy explains how the UK has approached telecoms security, and what that…
SCADA ‘in the cloud’: new guidance for OT organisations
If migrating SCADA solutions to the cloud, cyber security must be a key consideration for operational technology organisations.
SBOMs and the importance of inventory
Can a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) provide organisations with better insight into their supply chains?
RITICS: Securing cyber-physical systems
Discover the Research Institute in Trustworthy Inter-connected Cyber-physical Systems.
Revolutionising identity services using AI
The ‘NCSC for Startups’ alumnus giving identity verification the ‘Trust Stamp’
Researching the hard problems in hardware security
Introducing the next chapter of the NCSC research problem book, which aims to inspire research on the biggest impact topics…
Relaunching the NCSC’s Cloud security guidance collection
Andrew A explains what’s new in a significant update to the NCSC’s flagship cloud guidance.
Raising the cyber resilience of software ‘at scale’
New ‘Code of Practice for Software Vendors’ will ensure that security is fundamental to developing and distributing products and services.
QR Codes – what’s the real risk?
How safe is it to scan that QR code in the pub? Or in that email?
Protecting how you administer cloud services
New advice on implementing high-risk and ‘break-glass’ accesses in cloud services.
Post-quantum cryptography: what comes next?
Jeremy B explains how the NCSC will help organisations plan their migration to PQC.
Pathways: exploring a new way to achieve Cyber Essentials certification
For large, complex firms struggling with the prescriptiveness of Cyber Essentials, ‘Pathways’ will provide a new route to certification.
Passkeys: they’re not perfect but they’re getting better
Passkeys are the future of authentication, offering enhanced security and convenience over passwords, but widespread adoption faces challenges that the…
Our new principles to help make cloud backups more resilient
Introducing a new set of NCSC principles to strengthen the resilience of organisations’ cloud backups from ransomware attackers.
Offline backups in an online world
How to protect your backups that are stored in the public cloud.
Small businesses set to see a boost in exports and growth with new expert panel
**Boosting Exports: New Board of Trade Set to Support Small Businesses** In an effort to strengthen the nation’s economy and…
Small business access to finance
**Title: Navigating the Landscape of Debt Finance: A Call for Evidence from Small Businesses in the UK** Access to finance…
NCSC For Startups: Vistalworks cracking down on illicit trade
Vicky Brock of Vistalworks describes how the ‘NCSC For Startups’ programme has helped her organisation develop solutions to tackle illicit…
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