March 9, 2021

GenCyber Call for Proposals

Today, the National Security Agency announced a new GenCyber Call for Proposals for 2022 GenCyber summer camps. The new Call for Proposals for GenCyber goes out to institutions interested in hosting a 2022 summer camp and to provide young students with the skills they need to better prepare for a career in the fast-changing field of cybersecurity.

March 4, 2021

GCHQ and NSA Celebrate 75 Years of UKUSA Agreement

FORT MEADE, Md. — This year, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the formal partnership between the U.K. GCHQ and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).

March 4, 2021

NSA and CISA Release Cybersecurity Information on Protective DNS

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a cybersecurity information sheet, “Selecting a Protective DNS Service” on Thursday. This publication details the benefits of using a Protective Domain Name System (PDNS), which criteria to consider when selecting a PDNS provider, and how to effectively implement PDNS.

Feb. 26, 2021

The most prestigious trophy

FT. MEADE, Md. — One June 2, 1948, Sir Edward Travis, director of the U.K.’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), sent a letter to “Joe,” Captain Joseph Wenger, of the U.S. Naval Cryptologic Activity, Washington. Both organizations were successors to the wartime units that had cooperated in exploiting the communications of the Axis Powers in World War II.

Feb. 25, 2021

NSA Issues Guidance on Zero Trust Security Model

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency published a cybersecurity product, “Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model,” on Thursday.

Feb. 18, 2021

The U.K. and the U.S. cooperated to bring victory in both fronts of World War II, in Europe and in the Pacific

FORT MEADE, Md. — The U.K. and the U.S. cooperated to bring victory in both fronts of World War II, in Europe and in the Pacific

Feb. 11, 2021

The First UK-US Signals Intelligence Cooperation

FT. MEADE, Md. — When Gen. Eisenhower became the senior U.S. officer in Europe in August 1942, Prime Minister Winston Churchill invited the American general to his weekend residence for a “get acquainted” visit. There, he personally briefed him on ULTRA, the exploitation of the German ENIGMA machine

Feb. 5, 2021

GCHQ and NSA Celebrate 75 Years of Partnership

FORT MEADE, Md. — The United Kingdom Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the United States National Security Agency (NSA) commemorate their partnership to share intelligence.

Jan. 28, 2021

Computing Society Honors NSA Cybersecurity Expert

FORT MEADE, Md. — Dr. Josiah Dykstra, NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center Subject Matter Expert, has been recognized as a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Jan. 14, 2021

NSA Recommends How Enterprises Can Securely Adopt Encrypted DNS

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency released a cybersecurity product, “Adopting Encrypted DNS in Enterprise Environments,” Thursday explaining the benefits and risks of adopting the encrypted domain name system (DNS) protocol, DNS over HTTPs (DoH), in enterprise environments. The release provides solutions for secure implementation based on enterprise network needs.