Oct. 24, 2023

Investing in Women in Cyber

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently hosted twenty rising junior and senior women from renowned cyber and STEM colleges for Women Immersed in NSA Cybersecurity 2023 (WIN-Cyber ‘23). Participants spent a week at the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center in an immersive learning experience allowing them to collaborate with Agency cyber professionals, with the goal of empowering participants to go anywhere and do anything at NSA.

Oct. 23, 2023

National Security Agency Director Selects New Command Senior Enlisted Leader and Director's Senior Enlisted Advisor, CMSgt Bruce

General Paul Nakasone, Commander, U. S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service selected Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth M. Bruce Jr., as his Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) and Senior Enlisted Advisor.

Oct. 23, 2023

Cybersecurity Speaker Series: D3FEND

The National Security Agency (NSA)’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC) has released the latest installment in its Cybersecurity Speaker Series, focused on the D3FEND framework for cybersecurity.

Oct. 20, 2023

GEN Nakasone Selects Matteo G. Martemucci as Deputy Chief, Central Security Service

General Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency (NSA)/Chief, Central Security Service (CSS) has chosen Major General Select Matteo G. Martemucci to serve as the Deputy Chief, CSS. As such, he will assist the Chief, CSS with operational control of signals intelligence missions conducted by all military services and the Coast Guard, comprising more than 16,600 personnel.

Oct. 19, 2023

NSA Shares Recommendations to Advance Device Security Within a Zero Trust Framework

The National Security Agency (NSA) has released a Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) to enable federal agencies, partners, and organizations to assess devices in their systems and be better poised to respond to risks associated with critical resources.

Oct. 18, 2023

How to Protect Against Evolving Phishing Attacks

The National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. partners have released a new report describing the latest techniques in phishing attacks and the defenses organizations can deploy against them.

Oct. 17, 2023

NSA and Partners Issue Additional Guidance for Secure By Design Software

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners released an updated Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) to provide additional guidance for technology manufacturers to ensure their products are secure by design and default.

Oct. 12, 2023

NSA releases a repository of signatures and analytics to secure Operational Technology

NSA has released a repository for OT Intrusion Detection Signatures and Analytics to the NSA Cyber GitHub. The capability, known as ELITEWOLF, can enable defenders of critical infrastructure, defense industrial base, and national security systems to identify and detect potentially malicious cyber activity in their OT environments.

Oct. 12, 2023

A Flourishing Wildflower: Sandra Seizes the Day at NSA

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re proud to bring you the “Mucho Gusto!” or “Nice to meet you!” series of weekly interviews featuring members of NSA’s Hispanic and Latino (HLAT) Employee Resource Group (ERG). Our interviewees embrace what we share in common and celebrate what makes us unique, in keeping with the year’s theme, Todos Somos. Somos Uno: We are all. We are One. This week, we’d like to introduce you to ERG member Sandra Perez.

Oct. 10, 2023

NSA and U.S. Agencies Issue Best Practices for Open Source Software in Operational Technology Environments

The National Security Agency (NSA) is joining U.S. federal partners to release cybersecurity guidance to promote understanding of open source software (OSS) implementation and provide best practices to secure operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) environments.