Annual Review
NCSC Annual Review 2023
Looking back at the National Cyber Security Centre's seventh year and its key developments and highlights, between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.
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Overview
Ministerial Foreword

We live in a dangerous, volatile world. The events of the last year have demonstrated the extent to which geopolitical crises and technological change impact us all, threatening not just our traditional security but our economic security.
The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
Director GCHQ

Since my appointment as Director GCHQ earlier this year I have been hugely impressed by the efforts of our cyber security experts at the NCSC. The sheer breadth of our work is neatly captured in this review’s timeline of activities over the past 12 months.
Anne Keast-Butler
Director of GCHQ
CEO Foreword

I am very proud to present the seventh Annual Review of the National Cyber Security Centre, a part of GCHQ. Today, seven years on, our mission remains to make the UK the safest place to live and work online .
Lindy Cameron
CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre