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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  • 10/27/2025 – 10/29/2025

    InfoSec World 2025

    InfoSec World has long been recognized as a leading cybersecurity conference combining business strategy and technical innovation. The 2025 program features over 150 expert speakers discussing core topics.
  • 11/06/2025 – 11/08/2025

    Kawaiicon 2025

    Join the next Kawaiicon, New Zealand’s premier hacker conference, happening November 6–8, 2025 in Wellington.
  • 12/08/2025 – 12/08/2025

    18th Cyber Security Experimentation and Test Workshop (CSET)

    The 18th Cyber Security Experimentation and Test Workshop (CSET) will be held on Monday December 8, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in conjunction with the 2025 Annual Computer Security Applications Co