National Cyber Security Centre (Netherlands)
Dutch governmental organisation
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), sometimes written as NCSC-NL, is the national computer emergency response team (CERT) and central expertise centre for information security of the Netherlands. As a Dutch government agency, it is part of the Ministry of Justice and Security, where it supports and advises the public and private sector on digital threats and vulnerabilities. It became operational in 2012, and became an independent agency in 2019.
History
In 2012, GOVCERT.NL (Government Computer Emergency Response Team Netherlands) was merged into the office of the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV). GOVCERT.NL merged with the other cybersecurity teams of the NCTV to form the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which operated as part of the NCTV until 2019, when it became an independent agency under the Ministry of Justice and Security.
In 2024, it was announced that the CSIRT-DSP (Computer Security Incident Response Team - Digital Service Providers) and the Digital Trust Center (DTC) would be merged into a restructured NCSC. The CSIRT-DSP merged in 2025, and the DTC merged in 2026. The NCSC restructured to fully absorb the merged agencies.
Organisation
The National Cyber Security Centre operates three units that function under a central staff unit and advisory board:
The Operations unit manages incident response, crisis preparation, Cyber threat intelligence, technical investigation, and the fusion centre.
The cooperation and knowledge exchange unit manages relations, target audience communication, cooperation and cybersecurity advice, knowledge development, and scientific research and knowledge dispersal.
The Information provision and technical unit manages information management, data management, service development and management, and Information provision project management.
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