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: Implement Network Segmentation and Encryption in Cloud EnvironmentsCSI: Implement Network Segmentation and Encryption in Cloud Environments3/7/2024
 CSI: Secure Data in the CloudCSI: Secure Data in the Cloud3/7/2024
 CSI: Uphold the Cloud Shared Responsibility ModelCSI: Uphold the Cloud Shared Responsibility Model3/7/2024
 CSI: Manage Cloud Logs for Effective Threat HuntingCSI: Manage Cloud Logs for Effective Threat Hunting3/7/2024
 CSI: Account for Complexities Introduced by Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud EnvironmentsCSI: Account for Complexities Introduced by Hybrid Cloud and Multi-Cloud Environments3/7/2024
 CSI: Use Secure Cloud Identity and Access Management PracticesCSI: Use Secure Cloud Identity and Access Management Practices3/7/2024
 CSI: Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Network and Environment PillarCSI: Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Network and Environment Pillar3/5/2024
 CSA: Russian Cyber Actors Use Compromised Routers to Facilitate Cyber OperationsCSA: Russian Cyber Actors Use Compromised Routers to Facilitate Cyber Operations2/27/2024
 CSA: SVR Adapt Tactics for Initial Cloud AccessCSA: SVR Adapt Tactics for Initial Cloud Access2/26/2024
 CSA: PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical InfrastructureCSA: PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure2/7/2024
 CTR: Joint Guidance: Identifying and Mitigating Living Off the Land TechniquesCTR: Joint Guidance: Identifying and Mitigating Living Off the Land Techniques2/7/2024
 CSI: Engaging with Artificial IntelligenceCSI: Engaging with Artificial Intelligence1/23/2024
 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
 NSA 2023 Cybersecurity Year in ReviewNSA 2023 Cybersecurity Year in Review12/19/2023
 CSA: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity CVE GloballyCSA: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity CVE Globally12/13/2023
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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