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ByNational Cyber Security Centremoss_delta_9fd532

Outlining the expectations for the minimum requirement for forensic visibility, to help network defenders secure organisational networks both before and after a compromise.

Adapted edition

Asset managementLogging and monitoring
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
5
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Information security
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

Outlining the expectations for the minimum requirement for forensic visibility, to help network defenders secure organisational networks both before and after a compromise for organisational planning, review and training. NCSC guidance is advisory and should be applied to the organisation's own risks and obligations.

Contents
  • Context to this guidance
  • What and who is this guidance for?
  • Logging requirements
  • Note:
  • Secure logging actions
  • Remote logging / Event push support
  • Forensic data acquisition requirements
  • Volatile data collection
  • Non-volatile data collection
  • Further resources
  • Secure by design guidance
  • Other guidance
  • Source links
Source and licence
Guidance on digital forensics and protective monitoring specifications for producers of network devices and appliances

National Cyber Security Centre

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionNational Cyber Security Centre, “Guidance on digital forensics and protective monitoring specifications for producers of network devices and appliances” (4 February 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesAdapted 16 September 2026: converted the official HTML article into neutral text-only DOCX and PDF editions. Preserved article headings, paragraphs, lists and plain-text source-link destinations; normalized web whitespace and typographic punctuation; omitted site navigation, topic and download cards, images, logos, scripts, styles and page furniture.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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