We are the National Cyber Security Centre – part of the UK’s intelligence & cyber agency @GCHQ. We help to make the UK the safest place to live and work online.
👏 A huge thank you to all the universities and course teams helping shape the future cyber workforce.
To learn more about NCSC-certified degrees, head to ⬇️
This year shows the continued growth of high‑quality cyber security education: sector recertifications, new recognised universities including Anglia Ruskin, Bournemouth and Bath Spa, plus new apprenticeship programmes with UWE (with GlosCol) and the University of Gloucestershire.
🎉 We are celebrating success across our 2025/26 Undergraduate certification cycle:
✅ 23 university programmes recognised
🎓 3 new universities joining the community
💼 2 apprenticeship programmes achieving NCSC full certification
⚠️ Received a suspicious call?
ℹ️ Contact the organisation directly. Don’t use the numbers or address in the message – use the details from their official website.
✅Report suspicious calls by forwarding the number to 7726.
🤔Ever received a text message that didn’t look quite right? Maybe it asked you to "verify" your personal or financial details?
📲You can report suspicious text messages by forwarding them to 7726.
At #CYBERUK26, Keri Gilder, CEO of Colt Technology Services, shared her experience of leading an organisation through a cyber attack.
Read our blog on why resilience matters as much as defence, and next steps to take:
ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/why-…
Cyber threats to businesses are increasing in frequency and impact, and weaknesses in supply chains are a growing target.
Embed Cyber Essentials across your supply chain to help ensure your business operations are protected every step of the way:
ncsc.gov.uk/information/cy…
Professor Simon Shiu spoke with CYBERUK TV on organisations’ responsibility for getting the cyber security basics right.
Start with our Cyber Essentials scheme to help protect your organisation against the most common cyber threats:
ncsc.gov.uk/cyberessential…
MI5 and Five Eyes have exposed the tactics China use to secure sensitive information.
I urge all govt and military personnel to read the NPSA advice and be vigilant.
We will never tolerate activity which threatens our national security.