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NSA Research is proud to announce the winning paper for the 11th annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition, “Uninvited Guest: Analyzing the Identity and Behavior of Certificate Transparency Bots.”

Feb. 14, 2024

NSA Awards Authors of Study of Automated Attacks on New Webservers

The National Security Agency (NSA) Research Directorate recently selected “Uninvited Guests: Analyzing the Identity and Behavior of Certificate Transparency Bots,” as the winner of its 11th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition.

CSI: Quantum-Readiness: Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography

Aug. 21, 2023

Post-Quantum Cryptography: CISA, NIST, and NSA Recommend How to Prepare Now

The National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) warned that cyber actors could target our nation’s most sensitive information now and leverage future quantum computing technology to break traditional non-quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms. This could be particularly devastating to sensitive information with long-term secrecy requirements.

Banner for the Codebreaker Challenge

Sept. 20, 2019

NSA Launches Latest Codebreaker Challenge

FORT MEADE, Md. — Article about NSA launching its 20 September 2019 to 10 January 2010 Codebreaker Challenge competition for students at U.S. based academic institutions.

Mr. Dick Bernard and NSA Center for Cryptologic History personnel.

June 10, 2019

2018 Cryptologic Hall of Honor Member Dick Bernard Receives Award

FORT MEADE, Md. — NSA inducts Mr. Richard L. "Dick" Bernard into the NSA Cryptologic Hall of Honor, May 8, 2019.

Mrs. Betsy Rohaly Smoot, NSA's top WWI history expert, discusses the important role radio intelligence played in U.S. military operations.

July 14, 2017

Decoding the Great War

The National Cryptologic Museum hosts enthusiasts for a discussion on the role of cryptology in World War I.

Sept. 16, 2015

Are You Up to the Challenge? NSA Issues the 2015 Codebreaker Challenge for College Students

Witness the annual Codebreaker Challenge to gain a better understanding of the agency's mission to defend and protect the nation.

Dec. 2, 2005

NSA/CSS Inducts Four Pioneers Into The National Cryptologic Museum's Hall Of Honor

Four pioneers of American cryptology were inducted into the NSA/CSS Hall of Honor today at the