National Security Agency Chief of Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy Greg Bednarski offers insight into the implications of President Biden's latest cybersecurity memorandum.

Cybersecurity researchers from the University of Missouri seek to develop a security tool that allows smart devices to learn from past cyberattacks with minimal user interaction. The cybersecurity feature would be functional across different types of smart devices and aim to prevent both small- and large-scale cyberattacks in the future.

The National Security Agency (NSA) released the Cybersecurity Advisory, “Stop Malicious Cyber Activity Against Connected Operational Technology.” The CSA details how to evaluate risks to systems and improve the security of connections between OT and enterprise networks. Information technology (IT) exploitation can serve as a pivot point for OT exploitation, so carefully evaluating the risk of connectivity between IT and OT systems is necessary to ensure unique cybersecurity requirements are met.

NSA’s National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) is thriving and plans to keep growing as it welcomes a new Director. Dr. Vince Houghton, who brings a deep background in intelligence and history, joined the Agency last month after serving as historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Houghton said he already is impressed with the professionalism of the current staff.