NSA Cybersecurity Advisories & Guidance


NSA leverages its elite technical capability to develop advisories and mitigations on evolving cybersecurity threats.

Browse or search our repository of advisories, info sheets, tech reports, and operational risk notices listed below. Some resources have access requirements.

For a subset of cybersecurity products focused on telework and general network security for end users, view our Telework and Mobile Security Guidance page.

To read our complete series on protecting DoD microelectronics from adversary influence, view our DoD Microelectronics Guidance page.
 

ImageTitlePublication Date
CSI: The Case for Memory Safe RoadmapsCSI: The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps12/6/2023
CSI: Software Memory Safety (April 2023 Update)CSI: Software Memory Safety (April 2023 Update)4/2/2023
CSI: Software Memory Safety (April 2023 Update)CSI: Software Memory Safety (April 2023 Update)4/27/2023
CSI: Selecting and Hardening Remote Access VPN SolutionsCSI: Selecting and Hardening Remote Access VPN Solutions9/28/2021
CSI: Secure Data in the CloudCSI: Secure Data in the Cloud3/7/2024
CSI: Recommendations for Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Management (Jan 2024 Update)CSI: Recommendations for Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Management (Jan 2024 Update)1/4/2024
CSI: Quantum-Readiness: Migration to Post-Quantum CryptographyCSI: Quantum-Readiness: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography8/21/2023
CSI: Procurement and Acceptance Testing Guide for Servers, Laptops, and Desktop ComputersCSI: Procurement and Acceptance Testing Guide for Servers, Laptops, and Desktop Computers9/28/2023
CSI: Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase OneCSI: Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One10/18/2023
CSI: NSA’s Top Ten Cloud Security Mitigation StrategiesCSI: NSA’s Top Ten Cloud Security Mitigation Strategies3/7/2024
CSI: Mitigate Risks from Managed Service Providers in Cloud EnvironmentsCSI: Mitigate Risks from Managed Service Providers in Cloud Environments3/7/2024
CSI: Managing Risk from Software Defined Networking ControllersCSI: Managing Risk from Software Defined Networking Controllers12/12/2023
CSI: Manage Cloud Logs for Effective Threat HuntingCSI: Manage Cloud Logs for Effective Threat Hunting3/7/2024
CSI: Keeping Safe on Social Media (August 2021 Update)CSI: Keeping Safe on Social Media (August 2021 Update)8/6/2021
CSI: Keeping PowerShell: Security Measures to Use and EmbraceCSI: Keeping PowerShell: Security Measures to Use and Embrace6/22/2022
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Additional Documents

Some guidance is protected and requires use of a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) to access. Visit https://cyber.mil/nsa/cybersecurity-advisories-and-technical-guidance/ to access the following and other protected documents:

  • Avoid Dangers of Wildcard TLS Certificates and the ALPACA Technique (FOUO version)
  • Protecting VSAT Communications
  • Quantum Security of Symmetric Cryptography and Hash Functions: A Review
  • Securing AWS S3
  • Security Considerations for Office 365 Government Customers