National Security Agency

The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the US Government in cryptology, encompassing both foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT) insights and cybersecurity products and services, and aims to give the nation decision advantage in competition, crisis and conflict. Headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland, it is a Department of War combat support agency and a member of the US Intelligence Community. The Central Security Service provides cryptologic support, knowledge and assistance to the military cryptologic community and promotes partnership between the NSA and the cryptologic elements of the armed forces.

Missions

• Foreign signals intelligence for policymakers and military forces, described by the agency as providing America's leaders with the information they need to defend the country, save lives and advance US goals and alliances
• Cybersecurity that prevents and eradicates threats to US national security systems, with a focus on the Defense Industrial Base and the security of weapons systems
• The Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, which partners with allies, private industry, academics and researchers to counter foreign cyber threats to national security systems, the Department of War and the Defense Industrial Base
• The Artificial Intelligence Security Center, zero trust implementation guidelines, telework and mobile security guidance and the Post-Quantum Cryptography Resource Hub launched to safeguard national security systems against quantum computing threats

People and partnerships

The NSA invests in its workforce and in partnerships with academia and industry, works with schools to develop future experts in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, language and analysis, and publishes a wide range of requirements for industry through its acquisition programmes. It runs the annual Codebreaker Challenge, now in its 13th year, and supports declassification and transparency initiatives alongside the National Cryptologic Museum. Recent publications on its website include joint advisories with the FBI on Chinese government-linked cyber threat actors and zero trust guidance for protecting operational technology systems. The agency is led by the Director, NSA, who also serves as Commander, US Cyber Command, and Chief, Central Security Service, supported by a deputy director, executive director and chief of staff.

Shows

The National Security Agency appears in the exhibitor lists of SATELLITE 2027 and the Small Satellite Conference 2027.

Contact

Fort Meade, Maryland, United States
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