NSA News & Highlights

Jan. 26, 2023

GEN Nakasone, NSA General Counsel Engage in FISA Section 702 Forum

As part of a virtual roundtable discussion with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), GEN Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, USCYBERCOM, Director, NSA/Chief, CSS, recently provided keynote remarks to help inform the panel and discussions surrounding the forthcoming congressional debates on whether to renew FISA Section 702 in December.

Jan. 25, 2023

NSA, CISA, and MS-ISAC Release Guidance for Securing Remote Monitoring and Management Software

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released the “Protecting Against Malicious Use of Remote Monitoring and Management Software” Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) today to help network defenders protect against the malicious use of legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software.

Jan. 24, 2023

NSA Launches Unprecedented Hiring Effort in 2023

Seeking to grow its workforce in 2023, NSA is undertaking one of its largest hiring surges in 30 years with openings for over 3,000 new employees.

Jan. 18, 2023

NSA Publishes Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Security Guidance

FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency (NSA) published guidance today to help Department of Defense (DoD) and other system administrators identify and mitigate security issues associated with a transition to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

Jan. 12, 2023

Keynote Speech by GEN Paul M. Nakasone at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Public Forum on FISA Section 702

Keynote Speech by GEN Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, USCYBERCOM, Director NSA/Chief, Central Security Service at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Public Forum on FISA Section 702 on January 12, 2023.

Jan. 6, 2023

NSA Year in Review: Magnificent Milestones

NSA celebrated several milestones in 2022 that honored the Agency’s past while looking ahead to its future. We’re happy to share more about three in particular: the National Cryptologic Museum, NSA’s 70th Anniversary, and the opening of the Morrison Center.

Jan. 5, 2023

Winning Cybersecurity Paper Addresses Algorithm Accuracy

The 10th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition recognizes the best foundational cybersecurity paper published in 2021. The winning paper, “Verifying Hyperproperties with Temporal Logic of Actions (TLA),” authored by Leslie Lamport and Fred B. Schneider, from Microsoft Research and Cornell University respectively, answers a key question: How can you ensure that a computer algorithm is correct?

Dec. 19, 2022

World’s Oldest True Cipher Device, the “Jefferson Cipher,” on Display at the National Cryptologic Museum

Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, had a deep interest in cryptology. He exchanged encrypted letters with friends, and he proposed a mathematics-based cryptologic system for U.S. government use (although it was never adopted).

Dec. 15, 2022

NSA Publishes 2022 Cybersecurity Year in Review

The National Security Agency published its 2022 Cybersecurity Year in Review today to share its mission focuses and demonstrate how it is producing cybersecurity outcomes for the nation.

Dec. 13, 2022

ESF Members NSA and CISA Provide Threat Assessment, Best Practices for 5G Network Slicing

FORT MEADE, Md. — Today, Enduring Security Framework (ESF) partners, along with experts from the National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), published their assessment of potential threats associated with 5G network slicing and strategies to help keep this emerging tech secure.