Generating foreign intelligence insights.
Applying cybersecurity expertise.
Securing the future.

We leverage our advantages in technology and cybersecurity consistent with our authorities to strengthen national defense and secure national security systems.
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Our Mission

Cybersecurity

NSA Cybersecurity prevents and eradicates threats to U.S. national security systems with a focus on the Defense Industrial Base and the improvement of our weapons’ security. Through our Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, NSA partners with allies, private industry, academics, and researchers to strengthen awareness and collaboration to advance the state of cybersecurity.
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Signals Intelligence

NSA provides foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT) to our nation's policymakers and military forces. SIGINT plays a vital role in our national security by providing America's leaders with critical information they need to defend our country, save lives, and advance U.S. goals and alliances globally.
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Aligning for Success

Research

NSA invests in a world-class workforce and partnerships with academia and industry to deliver capabilities that secure the nation’s future.
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Academics

NSA partners with schools to help cultivate the next generation of experts in science, technology, engineering, math, language and analysis to protect the nation.
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Business

NSA has a wide range of requirements and we need industry's help in fulfilling our mission.
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News & Highlights

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NSA/CSS Donates Two Tractor Trailers of Food in Feds Feed Fa...

National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) affiliates across the Enterprise helped raise 136,472 pounds of food in...
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Iranian Cyber Actors Access Critical Infrastructure Networks

FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and...
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No Such Podcast, Episode 7: The 24/7 Heartbeat of NSA: The National Security Operations Center

The 24/7 Heartbeat of NSA: The National Security Operations ...

It’s 3 a.m. A war has broken out halfway across the world. Someone needs to tell the President. Who provides the information that they...
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No Such Puzzle: Cybersecurity Awareness Month

NSA honors #CyberMonth with a #NoSuchPuzzle. Help secure the network in the grid by building a firewall to separate the computers from the...
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National Cryptologic Museum

The National Cryptologic Museum is NSA’s gateway to the public and educates visitors about the role of cryptology in shaping history. The NCM collects, preserves, and showcases unique cryptologic artifacts and shares the stories of the people, technology, and methods that have defined cryptologic history.
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