National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Agency overview
Formed3 October 2016 (3 October 2016)
HeadquartersVictoria, London, England, United Kingdom
Employees>1,000
Annual budget£1.9 billion (National Cyber Security Strategy, 2016–2021)
Agency executives
  • Richard Horne, CEO
  • Felicity Oswald, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Paul Chichester, Director of Operations
  • Chris Ensor, Deputy Director for Cyber Growth
  • Eleanor Fairford, Deputy Director for Incident Management
  • Marsha Quallo-Wright, Deputy Director – Delivery, Engineering and Crypt-Key
  • Jonathon Ellison, Director for National Resilience and Future Technology
  • Ollie Whitehouse, Chief Technical Officer
Parent agencyGovernment Communications Headquarters
Websitewww.ncsc.gov.uk

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is an organisation of the United Kingdom Government that provides advice and support for the public and private sector in how to avoid computer security threats. It is the UK's National technical authority for cyber threats and Information Assurance. Based in Victoria, London, it became operational in October 2016, and its parent organisation is GCHQ.

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