NSA News & Highlights

May 20, 2022

NSA Hosts the Maryland Department of IT in cybersecurity workshop

The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) Executive team on Thursday took part in a series of cybersecurity workshops provided by the National Security Agency (NSA). These workshops focused on NSA cyber risk best practices and how they can be utilized to ensure security in the state cyber environment. The workshops provide information regarding risk management, cyber threats, and supply chain management.

May 17, 2022

NSA, Allies Issue Cybersecurity Advisory on Weaknesses that Allow Initial Access

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI, along with allied nations, published a Cybersecurity Advisory today to raise awareness about the poor security configurations, weak controls and other poor network hygiene practices malicious cyber actors use to gain initial access to a victim’s system.

May 11, 2022

NSA, Partners Issue Guidance to Secure Managed Service Providers, Their Customers

In anticipation of increased malicious cyber targeting of managed service providers (MSPs), NSA joined cybersecurity authorities from the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to release the “Protecting Against Cyber Threats to Managed Service Providers and their Customers” Cybersecurity Advisory.

May 10, 2022

NSA Issues Recommendations to Protect VSAT Communications

The National Security Agency (NSA) updated its Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA)today for securing very small aperture terminal (VSAT) networks, “Protecting VSAT Communications.” The advisory aims to help organizations understand how communications may be at risk of compromise and how they can act to reduce risk.

May 9, 2022

NSA recognizes Codebreaker challenger winners in ceremony shedding light on cybersecurity careers

In recognition of Georgia Tech's 2021 Codebreaker Challenge victory, a team from National Security Agency's (NSA) Academic Outreach team jointly hosted an in-person celebration at Georgia Institute of Technology's CODA Tech Square with Georgia Tech's School of Cybersecurity and Privacy. The NSA Codebreaker Challenge (CBC) is an annual cryptanalysis and reverse engineering event that offers students at U.S.-based schools an opportunity to experience a realistic NSA mission-centric scenario typifying the work that NSA experts perform daily in defense of the Nation.

May 5, 2022

NSA celebrates Public Service Recognition Week

The National Security Agency is celebrating Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), a week-long annual event to honor the people who serve our nation as federal, state, county, local and tribal government employees. 

May 4, 2022

President Biden Signs Memo to Combat Quantum Computing Threat

FORT MEADE, Md. — The White House announced today that President Joe Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) aimed at maintaining U.S. leadership in quantum information sciences and to mitigate the risks of quantum computing to the Nation's security.

April 29, 2022

National Cryptologic Museum Takes Part in Reagan Library's 'Secrets of WWII' Exhibit

Even though the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) is undergoing major renovations in preparation for its highly anticipated opening later this year, members of the public can still catch a glimpse of some of the museum’s most prized artifacts.

April 27, 2022

CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Warn Organizations of Top Routinely Exploited Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NZ NCSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on the top 15 common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) routinely exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2021, as well as other CVEs frequently exploited.

April 26, 2022

General Nakasone meets with U.S. Air Force Academy cadets to award the NSA Cyber Exercise (NCX) 2022 Trophy In-Person

Earlier this month, The U.S. Air Force Academy was announced as the National Security Agency's annual NSA Cyber Exercise (NCX) winner.