National Cyber Security Centre

Launched in October 2016, the NCSC has headquarters in London and brought together expertise from CESG (the information assurance arm of GCHQ), the Centre for Cyber Assessment, CERT-UK, and the Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure.

The NCSC provides a single point of contact for SMEs, larger organisations, government agencies, the general public and departments. We also work collaboratively with other law enforcement, defence, the UK’s intelligence and security agencies and international partners.

The NCSC:

• understands cyber security, and distils this knowledge into practical guidance that we make available to all
• responds to cyber security incidents to reduce the harm they cause to organisations and the wider UK
• uses industry and academic expertise to nurture the UK’s cyber security capability
• reduces risks to the UK by securing public and private sector networks