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
CTR: DoD Microelectronics: Field Programmable Gate Array Level of Assurance 2 Best PracticesCTR: DoD Microelectronics: Field Programmable Gate Array Level of Assurance 2 Best Practices2/27/2023
CTR: DoD Microelectronics: Field Programmable Gate Array Level of Assurance 1 Best PracticesCTR: DoD Microelectronics: Field Programmable Gate Array Level of Assurance 1 Best Practices12/8/2022
CTR: DoD Microelectronics: Field Programmable Gate Array Best Practices – Threat CatalogCTR: DoD Microelectronics: Field Programmable Gate Array Best Practices – Threat Catalog12/8/2022
CTR: Deploying Secure Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (June 2021)CTR: Deploying Secure Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (June 2021)6/17/2021
CTR: Configuring Adobe Acrobat ReaderCTR: Configuring Adobe Acrobat Reader1/20/2022
CSI: Software Memory SafetyCSI: Software Memory Safety11/10/2022
CSI: Selecting and Hardening Remote Access VPN SolutionsCSI: Selecting and Hardening Remote Access VPN Solutions9/28/2021
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
CSI: IPv6 Security GuidanceCSI: IPv6 Security Guidance1/18/2023
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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