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Taking a look behind the Science of Security. [Research Saturday]

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🗓️ 12 June 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Guest Adam Tagert is a Science of Security (SoS) Researcher in the National Security Agency Research Directorate. The National Security Agency (NSA) sponsors the Science of Security (SoS) Initiative for the promotion of a foundational cybersecurity science that is needed to mature the cybersecurity discipline and to underpin advances in cyberdefense. Adam works in all aspects of SoS particularly in the promotion of collaboration and use of foundational cybersecurity research. He promotes rigorous research methods by leading the Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition. Adam joins Dave Bittner to discuss the NSA's SoS Initiative and their Science of Security and Privacy 2021 Annual Report. Information on the SoS Initiative and the report can be found here: Science of Security Science of Security and Privacy 2021 Annual Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Search your first call to discover how SRM can help your business. Hello everyone and welcome to the CyberWire's Research Saturday.

1:26.7

I'm Dave Bitner and this is our weekly conversation with researchers and analysts tracking

1:31.6

down threats and vulnerabilities, solving some of the hard problems

1:35.2

of protecting ourselves in a rapidly evolving cyberspace.

1:39.0

Thanks for joining us. Every year we do a report on our activities from the previous year. You know we find it as a good way to talk about

1:54.9

and increase transparency of what is being going on in the program.

1:59.4

That's Adam Taggart.

2:01.0

He's a science of security researcher at the National Security Agency Research

2:05.3

Directorate. The research we're discussing today is their 2021 Science of Security Report. to glory. Feel it in your bone.

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Wow!

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The quarterfinals.

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