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Nov. 7, 2024
NSA Inducts Five Innovators into Cryptologic Hall of Honor
The National Security Agency's (NSA) Center for Cryptologic History is pleased to announce the induction of five major cryptologic figures into the Cryptologic Hall of Honor.
Nov. 2, 2024
No Such Puzzle: Pangram Crosswords
For each #NoSuchPuzzle in November, fill in the squares of the crossword grid by using all 26 letters of the English alphabet exactly once each. Clues for the words have been provided. Find the letters in the numbered squares, in order. Click here to see an example!
Oct. 28, 2024
New Exhibits at the National Cryptologic Museum: Unlock your Curiosity!
From psychics to extraterrestrial communication, new temporary and permanent exhibits at the National Cryptologic Museum will have you scratching your head.
Oct. 17, 2024
NSA/CSS Donates Two Tractor Trailers of Food in Feds Feed Families Campaign
National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) affiliates across the Enterprise helped raise 136,472 pounds of food in this year’s Feds Feed Families (FFF) Summer Food Drive.
Oct. 16, 2024
Iranian Cyber Actors Access Critical Infrastructure Networks
FORT MEADE, Md. – The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in releasing a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), “Iranian Cyber Actors’ Brute Force and Credential Access Activity Compromises Critical Infrastructure Organizations,” to warn network defenders of malicious activity that can enable persistent access in sensitive systems.
Oct. 12, 2024
No Such Puzzle: Here Be Monsters
Halloween is coming! In each #NoSuchPuzzle for the rest of October, we have given you a sentence that contains hidden within it (ignoring spaces and punctuation) the name of a mythological creature of at least 5 letters. Find the name of the creature.
Oct. 10, 2024
NSA Issues Updated Guidance on Russian SVR Cyber Operations
FORT MEADE, Md. - The National Security Agency (NSA) joins the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to warn network defenders about ongoing Russian Federation Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyber threats and to recommend rapid countermeasures for security patching and mitigating systems.
The 24/7 Heartbeat of NSA: The National Security Operations Center
It’s 3 a.m. A war has broken out halfway across the world. Someone needs to tell the President. Who provides the information that they need to know? The National Security Operations Center at NSA. Since its founding 50 years ago, NSOC has never closed. Every hour of every day, it monitors foreign developments and keeps our nation’s leaders informed. Bringing together experts from across NSA’s foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity missions (and beyond), the NSOC watch floor hums with activity. Learn from the Director of NSOC about its critical mission, and from a watch floor employee who describes the thrill of the fast-paced, high-stakes work environment. There’s no place like NSOC.
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Oct. 5, 2024
No Such Puzzle: Cybersecurity Awareness Month
NSA honors #CyberMonth with a #NoSuchPuzzle. Help secure the network in the grid by building a firewall to separate the computers from the malicious cyber actors. Then use the counts of the cells inside the firewall to find some sound cybersecurity advice. What is the advice?
Oct. 3, 2024
What It’s Really Like to Work at NSA
What’s it like to come to work in a secure facility every day? What about the people – who even works at a spy agency? The answer: people just like you! Hear from two women who’ve chosen to make their careers at NSA. One is a computer scientist and the other is a chief of staff. They had different paths to get to NSA, but they’ve decided to stay for similar reasons. They discuss what it feels like to know that your work has meaning, no matter your role, because you’re helping defend the United States and protect national security. Learn about the deep expertise of the people of NSA and how they’re constantly learning.