NCSC Annual Review 2025
Looking back at the National Cyber Security Centre's ninth year and its key developments and highlights, between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025.
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Ministerial foreword
That is something to be celebrated. With so many aspects of people’s lives having an online dimension, it is absolutely right that we should seek to maximise the benefits of rapid technological progress.
Yet despite the myriad of opportunities to harness these advancements for the good of our society and our economy, the potential for bad actors to exploit them and cause harm also continues to grow. The more we expand and innovate, the greater our exposure to risks.
Recent high-profile cases have underscored the scale and intensity of the threat and the devastating impact cyber attacks can inflict. These incidents – along with the many others that do not attract national and international attention – are a sharp reminder of the need for constant vigilance.
All of this means that cyber security has never been more pivotal to our national security and our economic health.
Within this context, the ongoing effort to keep people and organisations safe online, spearheaded by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), is critical.
As this review demonstrates, the NCSC has made strong progress in a number of areas. Over 13,000 organisations are part of the free Early Warning service, giving them exclusive access to information on potential cyber attacks. The Takedown Service has seen over 1.2 million phishing campaigns removed from the internet, with half taken down within an hour of being detected.
These are welcome developments, but we must go further. I will continue working closely with our world-leading intelligence and law enforcement community, including the outstanding specialists at the NCSC, to detect, disrupt, deter and defeat those who threaten our security and economic wellbeing.
This is not a task one department or service can take on alone. As with other national security threats, it needs a whole-system response, which is what my role as a joint Home Office and Cabinet Office Minister will deliver. It is also important to emphasise that this goes beyond government and our partner agencies – everyone has a role to play.
The United Kingdom is one of the most technologically advanced countries on earth. Our quest for further progress depends on strong security, which is why we will pursue both with equal determination and care.