The National Computer Security Center (NCSC) is:

A.
An activity within the US Department of Commerce that provides information security awareness
training and develops standards for protecting sensitive but unclassified information

B.
A joint enterprise between the NSA and NIST for developing cryptographic algorithms and
standards

C.
A division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that issues standards for
cryptographic functions and publishes them as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

D.
A branch of the National Security Agency (NSA) that initiates research and develops and publishes
standards and criteria for trusted information systems

Explanation:
The NCSC promotes information systems security awareness and technology transfer through many
channels, including the annual National Information Systems Security Conference. It was founded in
1981 as the Department of Defense Computer Security Center , and its name was change in 1985 to
NCSc. It developed the Trusted Computer Evaluation Program Rainbow series for evaluating

commercial products against information system security criteria. All the other answers are,
therefore incorrect since they refer to NIST, which is under the US Department of Commerce.