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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

A gold trophy with the "Science of Security" logo is filled with lightbulbs representing ideas. One stands above the rest and is lit up, signifying the winning idea. To the right of this image the text says "12th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition" followed by the logos for the National Security Agency and Science of Security.

NSA Awards Authors of Assessment of Trustworthiness in GPT M...

The National Security Agency (NSA) Research Directorate recently selected “Decoding Trust: Comprehensive Assessment of Trustworthiness...
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No Such Puzzle: Reindeer Games Example Graphic Where Blackbeard is now D A - - - - N - - ' - - C - E R Answer: Davy Jones' Locker

No Such Puzzle: Reindeer Games

For each #NoSuchPuzzle in December, we provide a clue to a phrase and some of the letters in the phrase. Each clue leads to an answer that...
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Headline Puzzle: December 2024 Encrypted Headlines Graphic 1. JHCZ HD JA. OI E AWHYMKZ QEZBK 2. INCEPVH KFTODU XNEUE MPTEU HFPV PV KNTD UIFV UITDD BDFTE 3. SPCMVZUC FPSUFM UC KQUI IYUDI YKCXFPXI UQ CPD BCOBXPCMI 4. IUVRD EJKYM VF RUGVUJM IDF ZUKYB VJVUMJR ZQNKJKFNZ ZYVZ NYRFNB 5. EINIDP NIUFVP ZPVE UIPTJ KQX FZFTJ

Headline Puzzle: December 2024

The Headline Puzzle is a monthly feature that was started in 1964 by Paul Derthick, a longtime research analyst in NSA’s Operations...
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No Such Podcast, Bonus Episode: Part Two of "Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People," by then-Capt. Grace Hopper

Capt. Grace Hopper on Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, ...

We're reaching into the vault to bring you a lecture delivered to the NSA workforce in 1982 by then-Navy Captain Grace Hopper entitled,...
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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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