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July 10, 2024

NSA’s Final Zero Trust Pillar Report Outlines How to Achieve Faster Threat Response Time

FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) is releasing the Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) “Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Automation and Orchestration Pillar” to help organizations better detect cyber threats and respond to common threats faster.

July 8, 2024

NSA Joins in Releasing Case Studies Showing PRC Tradecraft in Action

FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and other agencies to publish a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) detailing the tradecraft used by a cyber actor group associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of State Security (MSS). “PRC MSS Tradecraft in Action” helps cybersecurity practitioners prevent, identify, and remediate intrusions against their own networks by sharing significant case studies of the adversary’s tactics and techniques.

June 13, 2024

NSA Announces Kristina Walter as the new Chief of Cybersecurity Collaboration Center

FORT MEADE, Md. – Kristina Walter has been named Chief of the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC), effective June 13. Walter previously served as the lead for NSA’s Future Ready Workforce Initiative, which plays a critical role in ensuring that NSA is a premier workplace that combines a fulfilling mission, engaged leadership, and a positive, healthy, and supportive work environment.

May 30, 2024

NSA Releases Guidance on the Visibility and Analytics Pillar of Zero Trust

FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) is releasing the Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), “Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Visibility and Analytics Pillar,” which details the infrastructure, tools, data, and techniques of this cornerstone pillar of the Zero Trust (ZT) framework. Organizations are urged to utilize the guidance in the report to systematically mitigate risks and rapidly identify, detect, and respond to emerging cyber threats.

May 22, 2024

NSA Releases Guidance on Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Application and Workload Pillar

The National Security Agency (NSA) is releasing the Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), “Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Application and Workload Pillar,” to help organizations secure applications from unauthorized users and ensure continuous visibility of the workload at any given time.

May 2, 2024

NSA Highlights Mitigations against North Korean Actor Email Policy Exploitation

FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of State in releasing the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), “North Korean Actors Exploit Weak DMARC Security Policies to Mask Spearphishing Efforts,” to protect against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, aka North Korea) techniques that allow emails to appear to be from legitimate journalists, academics, or other experts in East Asian affairs.

May 1, 2024

Urgent Warning from Multiple Cybersecurity Organizations on Current Threat to OT Systems

FORT MEADE, Md. – Pro-Russia hacktivists are conducting malicious cyber activity against operational technology (OT) devices and critical infrastructure organizations are encouraged to implement mitigations, according to a Fact Sheet released today by the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center IMS-ISAC), the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre, and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.

April 23, 2024

NSA Heads to RSA 2024

FORT MEADE, Md. - The National Security Agency (NSA) heads to San Francisco to take part in this year’s RSA Conference, scheduled for May 6 – 9.

April 15, 2024

NSA Publishes Guidance for Strengthening AI System Security

The National Security Agency (NSA) is releasing a Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) today, “Deploying AI Systems Securely: Best Practices for Deploying Secure and Resilient AI Systems.” The CSI is intended to support National Security System owners and Defense Industrial Base companies that will be deploying and operating AI systems designed and developed by an external entity.

April 9, 2024

NSA Issues Guidance for Maturing Data Security

The recommendations in the Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI), “Advancing Zero Trust Maturity Throughout the Data Pillar,” are intended to ensure only those with authorization can access data. The capabilities outlined in the CSI integrate into a comprehensive Zero Trust (ZT) Framework.