"We live in a net-centric world where new information technologies arrive at lightning speed, allowing us to share information across town or around the world faster than ever before. The National Security Agency's Information Assurance Mission is dedicated to providing information assurance solutions that will keep our information systems secure." The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services, and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.
The National Security Agency operates more than 500 separate signals intelligence platforms employs roughly 30,000 civilians and military budget $10 billion plus dollars.
