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NSA News & Highlights

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Georgia Tech Wins NSA's Codebreaker Challenge for Fourth Consecutive Year

FORT MEADE, Md. – For the fourth consecutive year, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) took first place in the National Security Agency’s annual Codebreaker Challenge (CBC).

NSA and partners Issue Guidance on Fast Flux as a National Security Threat

Joint Publications Focus on Mitigation Strategies for Edge Devices

NSA and Others Publish Guidance for Secure OT Product Selection

Tag: math careers

Math and Music at NSA. Sine waves on the left, a musical score on the right

June 27, 2023

Math and Music at NSA

At first glance, it might seem unlikely that someone whose higher education was focused on music theory and composition would have a successful technical career at NSA, but there is a strong connection between music theory, performance, and composition and math comprehension that has been studied by academics for decades.