NCSC Reports

Assessing the security of network equipment.

This report outlines the risks associated with the use of official and third party app stores.

Report informing readers about the threat to UK industry and society from commercial cyber tools and services.

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.

Assessing the cyber security threat to UK Universities

First joint National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and National Crime Agency (NCA) report published today.

The NCSC report highlights the cyber threats faced by the sports sector and suggests how to stop or lessen their impact on organisations.

A summary of the NCSC’s analysis of the May 2020 US sanction which caused the NCSC to modify the scope of its security mitigation strategy for Huawei.

A summary of the NCSC’s security analysis for the UK telecoms sector

Technical report on best practice use of this fundamental data routing protocol.

Assessing the cyber security threat to UK organisations using Enterprise Connected Devices.

How to limit the effectiveness of tools commonly used by malicious actors.

Cyber incident trends in the UK with guidance on how to defend against, and recover from them.

NCSC technical paper about the privacy and security design of the NHS contact tracing app developed to help slow the spread of coronavirus.

Joint report between the NCSC and KPMG UK is the first in a series to benchmark and track levels of diversity and inclusion in the cyber security industry.

The 2nd joint report between the NCSC and KPMG UK benchmarks against the 2020 findings to gauge what progress has been made.

An updated report from the NCSC explaining how UK law firms – of all sizes – can protect themselves from common cyber threats.

The second report examining how the NCSC’s ACD programme is improving the security of the UK public sector and the wider UK cyber ecosystem.

The year three report covers 2019 and aims to highlight the achievements and efforts made by the Active Cyber Defence programe.

Key findings and full report from the 6th year of the Active Cyber Defence (ACD) programme.

The year four report covers 2020 and aims to highlight the achievements and efforts made by the Active Cyber Defence programme.

Key findings from the 5th year of the Active Cyber Defence (ACD) programme.

Research from the NCSC designed to eradicate vulnerability classes and make the top-level mitigations easier to implement.

A technical analysis of a new variant of the SparrowDoor malware.