advancing cybersecurity through science

The National Security Agency Research Directorate sponsors the Science of Security Initiative to promote foundational cybersecurity science that is needed to mature the cybersecurity discipline and to underpin advances in cyberdefense. The SoS initiative works in several ways. 1. Engage the academic community for foundational research, 2. Promote rigorous scientific principles, and 3. grow the SoS community. The SoS Virtual Organization is the SoS’s initiative online home.

Research
promoting foundational cybersecurity science needed to mature the cybersecurity discipline and advance cyberdefense
HotSoS
providing a focal point for security science related work and facilitating collaborative community to advance security science
Competitions
sponsoring engaging competitions and rewarding demonstrated excellence in the cybersecurity community

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  • 09/16/2024 – 09/20/2024

    ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA)

    "The ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA) is the leading research symposium on software testing and analysis, bringing together academics, industrial researchers, and practitioners to exchange new ideas, pr
  • 09/16/2024 – 09/19/2024

    New Security Paradigms Workshop (NCSW 2024)

    The New Security Paradigms Workshop (NSPW) is an annual, small invitation-only workshop for researchers in information security and related disciplines.
  • 09/16/2024 – 09/18/2024

    Techno Security & Digital Forensics West Coast Conference

    "The Techno Security & Digital Forensics Conference brand has grown into one of the most important resources for corporate network security professionals, federal, state and local law enforcement digital forensic specialists, and cybersecurit
  • 09/17/2024 – 09/20/2024

    2024 4th Intelligent Cybersecurity Conference (ICSC)

    "The Intelligent Cybersecurity Conference (ICSC) addresses the use of advanced intelligent systems in providing cybersecurity solutions in many fields, and the challenges, approaches, and future directions."