This #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, check out insider threat guidance from our partners @StateDept on measures you can take to safeguard your digital footprint: https://lnkd.in/eW2JWjmC
National Counterintelligence and Security Center
Government Relations Services
Bethesda, Maryland 134,845 followers
We lead the effort to protect our nation against intelligence and security threats.
About us
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) is the nation’s premier source for counterintelligence and security expertise and a trusted mission partner in protecting America against foreign and other adversarial threats. We lead and support the U.S. Government’s counterintelligence (CI) and security activities critical to protecting our nation; provide CI outreach to U.S. private sector entities at risk of foreign intelligence penetration; and issue public warnings regarding intelligence threats to the U.S.
- Website
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https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-home
External link for National Counterintelligence and Security Center
- Industry
- Government Relations Services
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Insider Threat, Physical Security, Personnel Security, Supply Chain Risk Management, Critical Infrastructure, Counterintelligence, Technical Security, and Know the Risk, Raise Your Shield
Locations
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Primary
4600 Sangamore Rd
Bethesda, Maryland 20816, US
Employees at National Counterintelligence and Security Center
Updates
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#ICYMI: The National Insider Threat Task Force has released updated guidance. Explore “Insider Threat Guide: A Compendium of Best Practices to Accompany the National Insider Threat Minimum Standards.” https://lnkd.in/eRWitYpk
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Protecting your critical assets is a team effort. Be sure to incorporate human resources, procurement, contracting, legal, and other relevant entities across your enterprise. Explore NCSC's enterprise risk mitigation guide here: https://lnkd.in/eKZUt82M
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#DYK about 51 percent of global ransomware attacks were against US victims from January through June 2024? This #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, explore the latest data on worldwide ransomware attacks from ODNI’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. https://lnkd.in/ePEb5reE
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#OTD in 1983, Silicon Valley engineer James Harper was arrested for selling classified documents on US ballistic missiles to Polish intelligence for some $250K. He obtained the documents from his wife who worked for a US defense contractor. Harper was sentenced to life in prison.
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Don’t miss this week’s “Spy Chat” conversation between @NCSCgov Assistant Director Sandrea Hwang and @IntlSpyMuseum Executive Director Chris Costa. The discussion begins at noon ET on Thursday, Oct. 17. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gaFYqv2g
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#OTD 1996, the President signed the Economic Espionage Act, making it a federal crime to knowingly steal trade secrets to benefit a foreign government, instrumentality, or agent. Today, all U.S. industries are targets. Learn how to protect yourself at https://lnkd.in/erqeK3i
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Private industry faces a “much more pervasive threat from many more angles,” NCSC Director Mike Casey noted in a wide-ranging discussion today with @CSIS about the changing nature of counterintelligence threats. Watch "Counterintelligence 2.0" at https://lnkd.in/eMiKMYhW
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#OTD 2018: PRC intel officer Yanjun Xu appeared in a US court after being extradited from Belgium. He was later sentenced to 20 years for stealing technology from US aviation firms by using aliases, front companies, and universities to deceive aviation employees and solicit data.