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Formed | 3 October 2016 |
Headquarters | Victoria, London, England, United Kingdom |
Employees | >1,000[1] |
Annual budget | £1.9 billion (National Cyber Security Strategy, 2016–2021)[1] |
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Parent agency | Government Communications Headquarters |
Website | www |
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 London, it became operational in October 2016, and its parent organisation is GCHQ.[2]