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: Use Secure Cloud Key Management PracticesCSI: Use Secure Cloud Key Management Practices3/7/2024
CSI: Use Secure Cloud Identity and Access Management PracticesCSI: Use Secure Cloud Identity and Access Management Practices3/7/2024
CSI: Uphold the Cloud Shared Responsibility ModelCSI: Uphold the Cloud Shared Responsibility Model3/7/2024
CSI: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Use CasesCSI: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Use Cases11/7/2024
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 Secure Multi-factor Authentication SolutionsCSI: Selecting Secure Multi-factor Authentication Solutions9/22/2020
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: Principles of Operational Technology Cyber SecurityCSI: Principles of Operational Technology Cyber Security10/1/2024
CSI: Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase OneCSI: Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One10/18/2023
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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