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: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart CitiesCSI: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities4/19/2023
CSI: Defending Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) EnvironmentsCSI: Defending Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Environments6/28/2023
CSI: Deploying AI Systems SecurelyCSI: Deploying AI Systems Securely4/15/2024
CSI: Deploying Secure Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (Abridged) (June 2021)CSI: Deploying Secure Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (Abridged) (June 2021)6/17/2021
CSI: Enforce Secure Automated Deployment Practices through Infrastructure as CodeCSI: Enforce Secure Automated Deployment Practices through Infrastructure as Code3/7/2024
CSI: Engaging with Artificial IntelligenceCSI: Engaging with Artificial Intelligence1/23/2024
CSI: Guide to Securing Remote Access SoftwareCSI: Guide to Securing Remote Access Software6/6/2023
CSI: Harden Baseboard Management ControllersCSI: Harden Baseboard Management Controllers6/14/2023
CSI: Implement Network Segmentation and Encryption in Cloud EnvironmentsCSI: Implement Network Segmentation and Encryption in Cloud Environments3/7/2024
CSI: Improving Security of Open Source Software in Operational Technology and Industrial ControlCSI: Improving Security of Open Source Software in Operational Technology and Industrial Control10/10/2023
CSI: IPv6 Security GuidanceCSI: IPv6 Security Guidance1/18/2023
CSI: Keeping PowerShell: Security Measures to Use and EmbraceCSI: Keeping PowerShell: Security Measures to Use and Embrace6/22/2022
CSI: Keeping Safe on Social Media (August 2021 Update)CSI: Keeping Safe on Social Media (August 2021 Update)8/6/2021
CSI: Manage Cloud Logs for Effective Threat HuntingCSI: Manage Cloud Logs for Effective Threat Hunting3/7/2024
CSI: Managing Risk from Software Defined Networking ControllersCSI: Managing Risk from Software Defined Networking Controllers12/12/2023
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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