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
CSA: Stop Malicious Cyber Activity Against Connected Operational TechnologyCSA: Stop Malicious Cyber Activity Against Connected Operational Technology4/29/2021
CSA: Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied NetworksCSA: Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied Networks4/15/2021
CSA: Russian State Sponsored Cyber Actors Target CDC NetworksCSA: Russian State Sponsored Cyber Actors Target CDC Networks2/16/2022
CSA: Russian State Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical InfrastructureCSA: Russian State Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure4/20/2022
CSA: Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical InfrastructureCSA: Russian Military Cyber Actors Target U.S. and Global Critical Infrastructure9/5/2024
CSA: Russian GRU Global Brute Force CampaignCSA: Russian GRU Global Brute Force Campaign7/1/2021
CSA: Russian FSB cyber actor Star Blizzard continues worldwide spear-phishing campaignsCSA: Russian FSB cyber actor Star Blizzard continues worldwide spear-phishing campaigns12/7/2023
CSA: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity CVE GloballyCSA: Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity CVE Globally12/13/2023
CSA: Russian Cyber Actors Use Compromised Routers to Facilitate Cyber OperationsCSA: Russian Cyber Actors Use Compromised Routers to Facilitate Cyber Operations2/27/2024
CSA: Protecting VSAT Communications (August 2024 Update)CSA: Protecting VSAT Communications (August 2024 Update)8/26/2024
CSA: Protecting Against Malicious Use of Remote Monitoring and Management SoftwareCSA: Protecting Against Malicious Use of Remote Monitoring and Management Software1/25/2023
CSA: Protecting Against Cyber Threats to Managed Service Providers and their CustomersCSA: Protecting Against Cyber Threats to Managed Service Providers and their Customers5/11/2022
CSA: Preventing Web Application Access Control AbuseCSA: Preventing Web Application Access Control Abuse7/27/2023
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
CSA: PRC MSS Tradecraft in ActionCSA: PRC MSS Tradecraft in Action7/8/2024
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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