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
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HotSoS
providing a focal point for security science related work and facilitating collaborative community to advance security science
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Competitions
sponsoring engaging competitions and rewarding demonstrated excellence in the cybersecurity community
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  • 05/11/2024 – 05/16/2024

    ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

    "The conference embraces the theme of Surfing the World – reflecting the focus on pushing forth the wave of cutting-edge technology and riding the tide of new developments in human-computer interaction.
  • 05/13/2024 – 05/14/2024

    2024 Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing (IETC)

    "The Intermountain Engineering, Technology and Computing (i-ETC) Conference provides a forum for interaction among students, faculty, and industry.
  • 05/13/2024 – 05/15/2024

    2024 IEEE 33rd Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS)

    "The IEEE Microelectronics Design & Test Symposium (MDTS) provides a forum for academic and industry researchers and engineers to discuss the latest advances in microelectronics, share their visions in modern microelectronic technologies, and foste
  • 05/15/2024 – 05/16/2024

    Digital Forensics For National Security

    "DSI’s 5th Annual Digital Forensics for National Security Symposium will provide a forum for the DoD, federal government, intelligence agencies, industry, and academia to discuss how digital forensics tools and technologies are supporting their e