National Science Foundation Archives

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Senators want agencies to encrypt data before sharing with new NSF database

Encryption is the best way to keep the data out of the hands of hackers and foreign adversaries, senators say.

Dec 20, 2022 By Tonya Riley

National Science Foundation invests $74.5 million into cybersecurity research

The foundation issued 214 awards to researchers in areas including access control and identity management, cryptography, intrusion detection, human interaction and usability and network topology.

Nov 3, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill

Some of the NSF research funding will go toward projects involving computer chip technology. (Getty Images)

NSF to dole out $76M in cybersecurity research grants

Among the projects that will be bolstered by $76 million in research grants from the National Science Foundation: academic cybersecurity programs aimed at "human-centered" security for the…

Dec 5, 2016