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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  • 06/17/2025 – 06/17/2025

    DARPA's Resilient Software Systems Colloquium

    DARPA’s Information Innovation Office (I2O) invites you to the Resilient Software Systems Colloquium, an in-person event focused on addressing a growing national security imperative: securing the software that powers today’s critical systems.
  • 06/30/2025 – 07/04/2025

    IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (Euro S&P)

    The IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (Euro S&P) is the younger, more adventurous, and tastier sibling conference of the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy ("Oakland" or "NorCal S&P") conference. It is a premier forum for…
  • 06/30/2025 – 07/04/2025

    10th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P)

    "Since 1980, the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy has been the premier forum for presenting developments in computer security and electronic privacy, and for bringing together researchers and practitioners in the field.
  • 07/02/2025 – 07/06/2025

    EuroPLoP 2025

    30th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, People, and Practices 2-6 July 2025, Kloster Irsee, Germany