NHS Matures Healthcare Cybersecurity with NCSC’s CAF Assurance Model

This report describes the UK NHS’s shift from the DSPT to the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) to embed outcome-driven cybersecurity across healthcare as it pursues full digitization by 2030. It emphasizes standardized risk management, governance, and operational security to protect patient data and critical services amid legacy systems and evolving threats, while noting the need to address cybersecurity skills gaps. The piece positions CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform and adversary intelligence as enablers for NHS organizations to align with CAF, improve visibility, and proactively manage threats.