Shadow IT
Managing ‘unknown assets’ that are used within an organisation.
Responding to a cyber incident – a guide for CEOs
Guidance to help CEOs in public and private sector organisations manage a cyber incident.
Reducing data exfiltration by malicious insiders
Advice and recommendations for mitigating this type of insider behaviour.
Recovering a hacked account
A step by step guide to recovering online accounts.
Network security fundamentals
How to design, use, and maintain secure networks.
NCSC advice: Malicious software used to illegally mine cryptocurrency
Guidance for members of the public, website administrators and JavaScript developers in relation to the recently publicised cryptocurrency mining compromises of several websites
NCSC advice for Dixons Carphone plc customers
Advice for Dixons Carphone customers following its data breach.
Managing the risk of cloud-enabled products
Guidance outlining the risks of locally installed products interacting with cloud services, and suggestions to help organisations manage this risk.
Managing Public Domain Names
Good practises for the management of public domain names owned by your organisation.
Maintaining a sustainable strengthened cyber security posture
How organisations can avoid staff burnout during an extended period of heightened cyber threat.
Home working: preparing your organisation and staff
How to make sure your organisation is prepared for home working.
Guidance on digital forensics and protective monitoring specifications for producers of network devices and appliances
Outlining the expectations for the minimum requirement for forensic visibility, to help network defenders secure organisational networks both before and after a compromise.
Guidance for organisations considering payment in ransomware incidents
Advice for organisations experiencing a ransomware attack and the partner organisations supporting them.
Cyber security for major events
Assessing the cyber security needs of major events.
Cyber security for high profile conferences
Managing the cyber security of high profile events in the real and virtual worlds.
Cyber security for farmers
Guidance to help farmers improve the security and resilience of their business against cyber threats.
Business communications – SMS and telephone best practice
How to ensure your organisation’s SMS and telephone messages are effective and trustworthy.
Engaging with Boards to improve the management of cyber security risk
How to communicate more effectively with board members to improve cyber security decision making.
Authentication methods: choosing the right type
Recommended authentication models for organisations looking to move ‘beyond passwords’.
Actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened
When organisations might face a greater threat, and the steps to take to improve security.
Acquiring, managing, and disposing of network devices
Advice for organisations on the acquisition, management and disposal of network devices.
‘Smart’ security cameras: Using them safely in your home
How to protect ‘smart’ security cameras and baby monitors from cyber attack.
A method to assess ‘forgivable’ vs ‘unforgivable’ vulnerabilities
Research from the NCSC designed to eradicate vulnerability classes and make the top-level mitigations easier to implement.
CyberFirst industries support CyberTV for students
Cyber security-themed videos, blogs and interviews from industry experts are supporting students and teachers.
Not all types of MFA are created equal…
Our updated multi-factor authentication (MFA) guidance recommends organisations use techniques that give better protection against phishing attacks.
Authentication methods: choosing the right type
Recommended authentication models for organisations looking to move ‘beyond passwords’.
Vulnerability Scanning: Keeping on top of the most common threats
Vulnerability Scanning solutions offer a cost-effective way to discover and manage common security issues.
Identifying suspicious credential usage
How NCSC guidance can help organisations detect and protect themselves from credential abuse.
ACD 2.0: Insights from the external attack surface management trials
We publish the results of our ACD 2.0 external attack surface management (EASM) trials
Making Principles Based Assurance a reality
An update on the work to make Principles Based Assurance (PBA) usable in practice.
There’s a hole in my bucket
…or ‘Why do people leave sensitive data in unprotected AWS S3 buckets?’
Equities process
Publication of the UK’s process for how we handle vulnerabilities.
Protecting system administration with PAM
Remote system administration provides powerful and flexible access to systems and services.
Supplier assurance: having confidence in your suppliers
Questions to ask your suppliers that will help you gain confidence in their cyber security.
Why cloud first is not a security problem
Using the cloud securely should be your primary concern – not the underlying security of the public cloud.
NCSC IT: There’s confidence and then there’s SaaS
Raising a cheer for SaaS vendors who respond to our cloud security principles.
New interactive video – and related downloads – to help secondary school kids stay safe online
A new initiative, aimed at 11 to 14-year-olds, that helps them navigate the risks of online life.
The future of Technology Assurance in the UK
Chris Ensor highlights some important elements of the NCSC’s new Technology Assurance strategy.
The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat
An NCSC assessment focusing on how AI will impact the efficacy of cyber operations and the implications for the cyber threat over the next two years.
Cloud security made easier with Serverless
Our research shows that using Serverless components makes it easier to get good security in the cloud
NCSC For Startups: from HP Labs to Configured Things
Simon Arnell, co-founder of Configured Things, describes how the NCSC For Startups programme helped the company solve an intelligence community challenge.
Principles and how they can help us with assurance
Explaining the forthcoming NCSC Technology Assurance Principles.
The cyber threat to Universities
Assessing the cyber security threat to UK Universities
Organisational use of Enterprise Connected Devices
Assessing the cyber security threat to UK organisations using Enterprise Connected Devices.
Firmware updates on Linux, and using data to influence procurement decisions
Focused on automating UEFI firmware updates on Windows devices.
What exactly should we be logging?
A structured look at what data to collect for security purposes and when to collect it.
An RFC on IoCs – playing our part in international standards
The NCSC has published a new RFC on Indicators of Compromise to support cyber security in protocol design – and hopes to encourage more cyber defenders to engage with international standards.
So long and thanks for all the bits
Ian Levy, the NCSC’s departing Technical Director, discusses life, the universe, and everything.
Studies in secure system design
Worked examples for Operational Technology and Virtualised systems, using the NCSC’s secure design principles
NCSC’s cyber security training for staff now available
The NCSC’s e-learning package ‘Top Tips For Staff’ can be completed online, or built into your own training platform.
New ‘Connected Places’ infographic published
A new visual guide to the cyber security principles that are essential when developing and managing ‘smart cities’.
Cyber security for high profile conferences
Managing the cyber security of high profile events in the real and virtual worlds.
Asset management
Implementing asset management for good cyber security.
Building and operating a secure online service
Guidance for organisations that use, own, or operate an online service who are looking to start securing it.
Pattern: Safely Importing Data
An architecture pattern for safely importing data into a system from an external source.
How to spot scammers claiming to be from the NCSC
Check that you’re talking to a genuine NCSC employee, and not a criminal.
GDPR security outcomes
This guidance describes a set of technical security outcomes that are considered to represent appropriate measures under the GDPR.
Design Pattern: Safely Exporting Data
How to implement a secure end-to-end data export solution
Reducing data exfiltration by malicious insiders
Advice and recommendations for mitigating this type of insider behaviour.
Scam ‘missed parcel’ SMS messages: advice on avoiding malware
How to avoid malware sent using scam ‘missed parcel’ SMS messages, and what to do if your phone is already infected.
Zero trust: building a mixed estate
Two ways organisations can enable access and maintain the security benefits of zero trust even when parts of the infrastructure can’t implement the zero trust principles.
Transaction Monitoring for online services
This guidance is aimed at service owners and security specialists involved in the provision of online services.
Macro Security for Microsoft Office
Why macros are a threat, and the approaches you can take to protect your systems.
Private Branch Exchange (PBX) best practice
Protecting your organisation’s telephony systems from cyber attacks and telecoms fraud.
Mapping your supply chain
How organisations can map their supply chain dependencies, so that risks in the supply chain can be better understood and managed.
Check your email security, and protect your customers
Free online tool from the NCSC prevents cyber criminals using your email to conduct cyber attacks.
Cyber Security Toolkit for Boards: updated briefing pack released
New presentation includes voiceover and insights on ransomware attack on the British Library.
‘NCSC Cyber Series’ podcast now available
Listen to all five episodes now, covering a wide range of cyber security topics.
Making Principles Based Assurance a reality
An update on the work to make Principles Based Assurance (PBA) usable in practice.
Network security fundamentals
How to design, use, and maintain secure networks.
Secure sanitisation and disposal of storage media
How to ensure data cannot be recovered from electronic storage media.
Guidance on digital forensics and protective monitoring specifications for producers of network devices and appliances
Outlining the expectations for the minimum requirement for forensic visibility, to help network defenders secure organisational networks both before and after a compromise.
Business communications – SMS and telephone best practice
How to ensure your organisation’s SMS and telephone messages are effective and trustworthy.
Penetration testing
How to get the most from penetration testing
Preserving integrity in the age of generative AI
New ‘Content Credentials’ guidance from the NSA seeks to counter the erosion of trust.
A method to assess ‘forgivable’ vs ‘unforgivable’ vulnerabilities
Research from the NCSC designed to eradicate vulnerability classes and make the top-level mitigations easier to implement.
Eradicating trivial vulnerabilities, at scale
A new NCSC research paper aims to reduce the presence of ‘unforgivable’ vulnerabilities.
ACD 2.0 exploration into attack surface management completed
We thank participants and look forward to sharing what we’ve learned
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 NCSC is working to resolve.
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 promises to do this
Revolutionising identity services using AI
The ‘NCSC for Startups’ alumnus giving identity verification the ‘Trust Stamp’
Applying the Cloud Security Principles in practice: a case study
Using the Cloud Security Principles to evaluate the suitability of a cloud service.
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