Aug. 26, 2026

NSA Joins FBI in Issuing Warning about Chinese Hacking Group QTFY Cyber Activity

FORT MEADE, Md. — Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) in releasing a joint cybersecurity advisory titled, “China-Linked Hacking Group QTFY Targets Military and Critical Infrastructure with Malicious Distributed Systems.”

Aug. 25, 2026

NSA Releases Best Practices to Mitigate Threats in Development of ASICs

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency (NSA) today released two technical reports addressing threats to application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) during the design and manufacturing process. The reports — ASIC Best Practices Threat Catalog and the Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Level of Assurance 1 (LoA1) Best Practices — explain the threats against ASICs and recommend mitigations to reduce risk.

Aug. 19, 2026

NSA and Others Release Report on Active Threats of Programmable Logic Controllers

FORT MEADE, Md. — (August 19, 2026) Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) and other co-sealing agencies released the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), "Defending Against an Active Threat to Siemens S7 Series PLCs."

Aug. 10, 2026

NSA Joins FBI and Others in Releasing Guidance to Defend Against Gunra Ransomware

FORT MEADE, Md. — Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and others in releasing a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, “#StopRansomware: Gunra Ransomware,” as an ongoing effort to publish information about ransomware variants and threat actors. This includes sharing recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, procedures, and indicators of compromise to help organizations defend networks from ransomware. 

July 29, 2026

NSA collaborates with CISA to co-author the updated Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

FORT MEADE, Md. — Today, the National Security Agency (NSA), and others join with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to release the joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet, “2026 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).”

July 23, 2026

NSA and Partners Alert Zimbra Collaboration Suite Users of a Russian State-Supported Phishing Campaign

FORT MEADE, Md. (July 23, 2026) — Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) in collaboration with partners, is releasing a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) titled, “Russian State-Supported Cyber Actors Conduct Phishing Campaign Targeting Users of Zimbra Collaboration Suite.”

July 15, 2026

NSA joins CISA and Others in Releasing the Cybersecurity Information Sheet “Establishing a Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Program to Work with Security Researchers”

FORT MEADE, Md. (July 16, 2026) — The National Security Agency (NSA), in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC), and Netherlands National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL), released the Cybersecurity Information Sheet, “Establishing a Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Program to Work with Security Researchers.”

July 13, 2026

NSA and Partners Release Guidance on Improving Router Hygiene to Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Targeting

FORT MEADE, Md. (July 13, 2026) — Today, the National Security Agency (NSA), in collaboration with partners, is releasing a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), “Improve Router Hygiene to Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Targeting,” warning device owners of threats posed to critical infrastructure sector networks by Russian cyber actors.

June 30, 2026

NSA, DEVCOM Army Research Office Launch QuantumEAGLe Initiative

FORT MEADE, Md. (June 30, 2026) – The Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) at the National Security Agency (NSA), in close collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Army Research Office (ARO), announces the launch of the Quantum Ecosystem Advancement, Growth & Leadership (QuantumEAGLe) initiative in support of the President’s Quantum Executive Order. This new program aims to accelerate the U.S. quantum computing ecosystem and strengthen the nation's leadership in quantum technology.
 

June 24, 2026

Author to Reveal Story of Revolutionary War's "One-Man NSA" at National Cryptologic Museum

FORT MEADE, Md - The National Cryptologic Museum will host author Jean C. O'Connor for a special presentation on James Lovell, her ancestor and a pivotal, yet often overlooked, cryptographer of the American Revolution. The event will take place on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 10:00 AM.