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Internet: Security

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 March 2026UIN 118002

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2025, to Question 73334, on Internet: Security, what guidance has the National Protective Security Authority provided on using Virtual Private Networks to other organisations than DSIT.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

A summary of the wide variety of guidance provided by the National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) is available on their website at www.npsa.gov.uk.

The national technical authority for cyber security is the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

Their website ww.ncsc.gov.uk provides a range of guidance on cyber security, including on the use of virtual private networks www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/device-security-guidance/infrastructure/virtual-private-networks

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