The NCSC’s primary international partners include the:
- Australian Cyber Security Centre, within the Australian Signals Directorate
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, within the Communications Security Establishment,
- United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre, within the Government Communications Headquarters,
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
- National Security Agency, and
- Pacific Regional Cyber Team with members from Samoa, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Australian Cyber Security Centre
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is part of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and is the Australian Government’s technical authority on cyber security.
ASD is a vital member of Australia’s national security community. They work across the full spectrum of operations required of contemporary signals intelligence and security agencies, which includes:
- intelligence,
- cyber security, and
- offensive operations in support of the Australian Government and Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) is part of the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE). It’s Canada's technical authority on cyber security.
The CCCS works to protect and defend the country’s valuable cyber assets. They lead Canada’s federal response to cyber security events and raise Canada’s cyber security bar so Canadians can live and work online safely and with confidence.
They use their expertise to keep the information and systems that Canadians rely on every day safe.
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United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre
The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is part of the UK's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
The UK NCSC supports the most critical organisations in the UK, the wider public sector, industry, SMEs and the public. When incidents do occur, they provide effective incident response to:
- minimise harm to the UK,
- help with recovery, and
- learn lessons for the future.
They also work collaboratively with other law enforcement, defence, the UK’s intelligence and security agencies, and international partners.
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the United States leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure.
As the National Coordinator for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, CISA works with partners at every level to identify and manage risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure that Americans rely on every hour of every day. CISA works with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborate to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) External Link
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency's (NSA) Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC) in the United States scales intel-driven cybersecurity through open, collaborative partnerships.
The CCC works with industry, interagency, and international partners to:
- harden the U.S. Defense Industrial Base,
- operationalise NSA’s unique insights on nation-state cyber threats,
- jointly create mitigations guidance for emerging activity and chronic cybersecurity challenges, and
- secure emerging technologies.