The National Security Agency (NSA) has awarded the 12th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition to “Decoding Trust: Comprehensive Assessment of Trustworthiness in GPT Models.” The winning paper, authored by 19 researchers including Professors Dawn Song (UC Berkeley), Bo Li (UIUC), and Sanmi Koyejo (Stanford), proposes a groundbreaking evaluation framework for assessing the trustworthiness of large language models (LLMs) such as GPTs.

The National Security Agency has published their 2023 Cybersecurity Year in Review!

In an effort to be more transparent, the National Security Agency publishes an annual year in review sharing information regarding cybersecurity efforts that better equipped U.S. defenses against high priority cyber threats. NSA’s efforts to help secure the nation’s most sensitive systems also help your cybersecurity because NSA cascades these solutions through public guidance and engages with key technology providers to help them bolster the security of their products and services.

The Georgia Institute of Technology has once again demonstrated its cybersecurity prowess by clinching first place in the National Security Agency's (NSA) Codebreaker Challenge (CBC) for the fourth consecutive year. This annual competition tasks students with solving complex, mission-oriented scenarios that mirror real-world challenges faced by NSA professionals, including reverse engineering, cryptanalysis, and vulnerability analysis.​

On April 3, 2025, the National Security Agency (NSA), in collaboration with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partners—including Australia’s ASD, Canada’s CCCS, and New Zealand’s NCSC—issued a joint cybersecurity advisory highlighting the growing threat of "fast flux" techniques used by cyber actors.

Last week, Towson University’s Cyber4All Center welcomed students and faculty to a watch party for the 2025 Hot Topics in the Science of Security (HoTSoS) Symposium. The event, held on April 1–3, provided attendees with an opportunity to engage with cutting-edge cybersecurity research and discussions.

Students at Vanderbilt University are playing an active role in national security policymaking through a unique immersive learning initiative offered by the Institute for National Security (INS). The program combines classroom instruction with real-world engagement, enabling students to tackle pressing issues such as cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and global conflict.