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NSA Announces 4th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition

Monday, March 7th, 2016

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NSA Announces 4th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition

The National Security Agency (NSA) announced the starts of the 4th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition, the agency said Friday.The competition focuses on recent work that “made outstanding contribution to cybersecurity science,” the NSA said in the announcement. To qualify, papers must have been published in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, or technical conferences between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 2015.The competition was first established in 2012 to promote scientific research in cybersecurity through identifying and highlighting excellence in the field."Working…

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