Oct. 12, 2024

No Such Puzzle: Here Be Monsters

Halloween is coming! In each #NoSuchPuzzle for the rest of October, we have given you a sentence that contains hidden within it (ignoring spaces and punctuation) the name of a mythological creature of at least 5 letters. Find the name of the creature.

Oct. 10, 2024

NSA Issues Updated Guidance on Russian SVR Cyber Operations

FORT MEADE, Md. - The National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to warn network defenders about ongoing Russian Federation Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyber threats and to recommend rapid countermeasures for security patching and mitigating systems.

Oct. 10, 2024

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

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 need to know? The National Security Operations Center at NSA. Since its founding 50 years ago, NSOC has never closed. Every hour of every day, it monitors foreign developments and keeps our nation’s leaders informed. Bringing together experts from across NSA’s foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity missions (and beyond), the NSOC watch floor hums with activity. Learn from the Director of NSOC about its critical mission, and from a watch floor employee who describes the thrill of the fast-paced, high-stakes work environment. There’s no place like NSOC.

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Oct. 8, 2024

NSA Partners with Texas-Based Hispanic Serving Institution

The Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) recently established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB), making them the first Hispanic-Serving Institution to join the Advancing Research Innovating Solutions through Engagement (ARISE) CRADA.
 

Oct. 5, 2024

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 malicious cyber actors. Then use the counts of the cells inside the firewall to find some sound cybersecurity advice. What is the advice?

Oct. 3, 2024

What It’s Really Like to Work at NSA

What’s it like to come to work in a secure facility every day? What about the people – who even works at a spy agency? The answer: people just like you! Hear from two women who’ve chosen to make their careers at NSA. One is a computer scientist and the other is a chief of staff. They had different paths to get to NSA, but they’ve decided to stay for similar reasons. They discuss what it feels like to know that your work has meaning, no matter your role, because you’re helping defend the United States and protect national security. Learn about the deep expertise of the people of NSA and how they’re constantly learning.
 

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Oct. 2, 2024

NSA joins Australian Signals Directorate and Others in Promoting Six Principles of Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity

FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC) and others to release the Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), “Principles of Operational Technology Cyber Security,” to promote six principles that guide the creation and maintenance of a safe, secure critical infrastructure operational technology (OT) environment. The purpose of the guidance is to enhance cybersecurity methods to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure including water, energy, transportation, and other systems. 

Oct. 1, 2024

Headline Puzzle: October 2024

The Headline Puzzle is a monthly feature that was started in 1964 by Paul Derthick, a longtime research analyst in NSA’s Operations Organization, as an interesting way to keep his mind sharp outside of his cryptanalytic work. Each Headline Puzzle contains five headlines from recent daily newspapers. Each of the five is a different monoalphabetic substitution, and all five are derived from the same mixed alphabet at different settings against itself. A complete solution includes recovering the plaintext of each HEADLINE and three key words, the SETTING, the KEY and the HAT.

Sept. 26, 2024

STEM Fest: Engineering Ideas Into Reality

Join the National Cryptologic Museum for the 10^th Annual STEM Fest! Explore a world of discovery where science, technology, engineering and math come together!

Sept. 26, 2024

NSA Jointly Releases Guidance for Mitigating Active Directory Compromises

The National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC) and others in releasing the Cybersecurity Technical Report (CTR), “Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises.” The guidance provides prevention and detection strategies for the most prevalent techniques used to target Active Directory (AD).