Cyber and Domains Protection team

The Cyber and Domains Protection team helps to protect critical government services that depend on the security of the .gov.uk domain.

Who we are

The Cyber and Domains Protection team sits in the Government Digital Service (GDS), which is part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

We monitor public sector domains to keep them secure.

Our priorities

Our priorities are to:

  • verify applications for .gov.uk domain names
  • keep track of all of the .gov.uk domain names
  • scan and monitor the .gov.uk domain name space to identify issues and help organisations fix them
  • work with organisations to make sure .gov.uk domain names are renewed
  • help organisations with .gov.uk domains sign up to the Registry Lock service
  • make sure that .gov.uk domain names are registered with role-based government accounts
  • provide organisations with support to solve any other DNS related administration or technical issues

More information

You can find more information about what we monitor and our current outreach activities on Cyber and Domains Protection Team page on security.gov.uk.

Contact us

Email support@domains.gov.uk for any questions about domains monitoring and vulnerabilities. Continue to contact domainmanagement@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk for questions about registering a .gov.uk domain.

Working for us

Any job vacancies are advertised on Civil Service Job Search.

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