National Security Agency

Russian Military Spy Software is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers

In May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do — and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone. National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone.

NSA Director: The Agency 'Sells Itself' to Potential Recruits

Nakasone tells industry group of 92 percent retention rate, need for diversity.

  • By Charles S. Clark
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.

House Appropriations Panel Should Step Up Cyber Oversight, Member Urges

The panel should hold its first cyber-specific budget hearing this year, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger says.

  • By Joseph Marks
The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.

AT&T Won Secret $3.3 Billion NSA Contract Despite More Expensive Bid

Legal documents shed light on one of NSA's most important tech contracts.

  • By Frank Konkel
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Former NSA Contractor Admits to Stealing Confidential Documents

Harold Martin III pleaded guilty to one of 20 counts of willful retention of national defense information.

  • By Aaron Boyd
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Massive Classified NSA Contract Under Protest

The second part of the National Security Agency's Groundbreaker IT is on hold.

  • By Frank Konkel
Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Says It Intercepted NSA Hacking Tools but Didn't Hand Them Over to Russia

The Russian anti-virus firm released preliminary results of an investigation into how and when it lifted NSA malware from a personal computer.

  • By Joseph Marks
An employee of Kaspersky Lab works on computers at the company's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 1, 2017. An employee of Kaspersky Lab works on computers at the company's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 1, 2017.

Pentagon to Scrub Kaspersky From Defense Systems Following DHS Ban

The Defense Department is following a DHS directive to remove the Russian anti-virus from its systems but it’s not clear if the software was there in the first place.

  • By Joseph Marks
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Report: Russian Hackers Used Kaspersky Anti-virus to Steal NSA Hacking Tools

It’s not clear if Kaspersky knowingly assisted the theft.

  • By Nextgov Staff

How to Prepare for More Attacks from Leaked NSA Tools

As the Shadow Brokers continue selling off hacking tools, organizations need to be prepared for hard-to-detect attacks.

  • By Tal Vegvizer
NSA's headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. NSA's headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland.

NSA Quietly Awarded a Classified $2.4 Billion Tech Contract With More to Come

CSRA wins the NSA’s Groundbreaker recompete to modernize portions of the intelligence community’s IT infrastructure

  • By Frank Konkel
Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert speaks during a news briefing at the White House on Aug. 31. Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert speaks during a news briefing at the White House on Aug. 31.

Homeland Security Adviser Urges Congress to Renew Controversial Surveillance Power

Tom Bossert warned letting Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act sunset would have grave security consequences.

  • By Frank Konkel
National Security Agency director Adm. Mike Rogers National Security Agency director Adm. Mike Rogers

What the Announced NSA/Cyber Command Split Means

Cyberwar and cyber intelligence are diverging, as are Cyber Command and the NSA. Here’s what that means for the man who leads both entities, the future of signals intelligence collection, and cyberwarfare.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One
The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Maryland. The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Maryland.

Trump Order Elevates Cyber Command

CYBERCOM is now a full combatant command rather than a sub-unified command beneath U.S. Strategic Command.

  • By Joseph Marks

NSA Updates List of Tech Ready For Commercialization

The agency's portfolio of technology focuses on challenges in big data, cyber, internet of things and mobility.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Who Are the Shadow Brokers?

What is—and isn’t—known about the mysterious hackers leaking National Security Agency secrets

  • By Bruce Schneier, The Atlantic

Cyberwar Is Officially Crossing Over Into the Real World

Online warfare already wreaks havoc on the physical world, and it's only going to get worse.

  • By Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
A screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing. A screenshot of the warning screen from a purported ransomware attack, as captured by a computer user in Taiwan, is seen on laptop in Beijing.

Cybersecurity So Bad, It Makes You WannaCry

There are many interesting elements about the ransomware attack, the biggest being the tools to stop it were readily available.

  • By John Breeden II
Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

Former DHS Secretary: US Should 'Seriously Consider' Hacking North Korean Weapon Systems 

When is it OK for the U.S. to hack another country?

  • By Frank Konkel
NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett speaks at a House Intelligence Committee hearing. NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett speaks at a House Intelligence Committee hearing.

NSA Engaged in Massive Battle with Russian Hackers in 2014

An NSA official previously described the toe-to-toe battle but placed it in 2015.

  • By Joseph Marks