1. About NSA

    The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is the United States government's cryptologic intelligence agency, administered under the U.S. Department of Defense. Created on November 4, 1952, it is responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, which involves a significant amount of cryptanalysis. It is also responsible for protecting U.S. government communications and information systems from similar agencies elsewhere, which involves a significant amount of cryptography.

    The NSA is directed by a lieutenant general or vice admiral. The NSA is a key component of the U.S. Intelligence Community, which is headed by the Director of National Intelligence. The Central Security Service is a co-located agency created to coordinate intelligence activities and co-operation between the NSA and U.S. military cryptanalysis agencies. Contrary to popular impression, the NSA's work is limited to communications intelligence and not field or human intelligence activities. By law, the NSA's intelligence gathering is limited to foreign communications; surveillance within the U.S. is prohibited to the NSA (except for communication with foreign agents) and is conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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    2. Data Centers Make the Big Time

      Explore blog.tmcnet.com (Sep 27 2011)

      Data Centers Make the Big Time ...y ran a piece about the secret rooms that run the Internet. You'd think they were talking about the NSA rooms that read every single piece of email. QTS Atlanta Metro Data Center is the second largest... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Datapipe   NSA

    3. How To Build A Modern Data Center

      Explore InformationWeek (Apr 27 2011)

      How To Build A Modern Data Center ...tional Cancer Institute's caBIG research grid suffers from high overhead costs and software sprawl. NSA Develops IT Architecture: Agency CIO Lonny Anderson outlines new initiatives aimed at better intell... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Facebook   CA

    4. NSA building $896M supercomputing center

      Explore Security news (Apr 25 2011)

      NSA building $896M supercomputing center The NSA's new High Performance Computing Center, slated to be complete by December 2015, will be designed t... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   LEED   NSA   Microsoft Corp

    5. Annexation Boosts Cooling for NSA Data Center

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 9 2011)

      Annexation Boosts Cooling for NSA Data Center ...er The Cooling Channel is brought to you by: Opengate Data Systems * Annexation Boosts Cooling for NSA Data Center March 9th, 2011 : Rich Miller Here’s an interesting story which illustrates the importa... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Department of Defense   NSA

    6. Cloud Computing: Charting the Future of Small Data Centers

      Explore SOA World Magazine (Feb 26 2011)

      Cloud Computing: Charting the Future of Small Data Centers ...ter than 100,000 square feet at >300 watts/square foot, and levels of security rivaling that of the NSA.  Hot and cold aisle containment, marketing people slinging terms such as PUE (Power Utilization Ef... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Uptime Institute   NSA

    7. Web Host PEER 1 Partners with UK Data Recovery Firm Adam Continuity

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 6 2011)

      Web Host PEER 1 Partners with UK Data Recovery Firm Adam Continuity ...e in March 2010. B5 25999 is the UK's first standard for business continuity management. PREVIOUS: NSA Breaks Ground on $1.2B Utah Data Center * Start a New Discussion Comment anonymously or log into yo... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   NSA

    8. NSA Breaks Ground on 12B Utah Data Center

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 6 2011)

      NSA Breaks Ground on 12B Utah Data Center ...on-square-foot data center is located at Fort Williams in Utah. The US Army Corps of Engineers and NSA are hosting a joint groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the first Intelligence Community Comprehen... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   NSA

    9. Twitter’s New Data Center? C7 Opens New Site

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 27 2010)

      Twitter’s New Data Center? C7 Opens New Site ...locate in the Salt Lake City area in recent years, following the lead of eBay, Oracle Corp. and the NSA. C7 Data Centers CEO Nathan Hatch said companies continue to select Utah for colocation and busines... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Oracle Corp.   eBay   NTT

    10. Report: Twitter to Partner With C7 in Utah

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 23 2010)

      Report: Twitter to Partner With C7 in Utah ...locate in the Salt Lake City area in recent years, following the lead of eBay, Oracle Corp. and the NSA. Twitter currently manages its infrastructure through a managed hosting agreement with NTT America,... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Data Center Knowledge   Oracle Corp.   eBay

    11. Twitter Picks Utah for New Data Center

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 22 2010)

      Twitter Picks Utah for New Data Center ...ny to build a major data center in Salt Lake City, following the lead of eBay, Oracle Corp. and the NSA. Twitter will build its first custom data center in the Salt Lake City market, which will allow t... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Oracle   Oracle Corp.   eBay

    12. Reliable data center power, do you think about cybersecurity threats on power plants and the grid?

      Explore greenm3.com (Jul 9 2010)

      Reliable data center power, do you think about cybersecurity threats on power plants and the grid? ... control systems and the electrical grid. In an e-mail sent Thursday evening to InformationWeek, NSA refuted parts of an earlier Wall Street Journal report that the effort, called Perfect Citizen, wou... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Department of Energy   NSA

    13. Google is going to trade energy - Say What? By Doug Mohney

      Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Mar 5 2010)

      Google is going to trade energy - Say What?  By Doug Mohney ...America, threatening to pull out of China because it's been cyberattacked (and cooperating with the NSA on the side) and upsetting copyright experts over its digital library plans, Google is now going to... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Federal Energy Regulatory Commission   Enron

    14. NSA Going Green with $1.6 Billion Utah Data Center by Doug Mohney

      Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 25 2009)

      NSA Going Green with $1.6 Billion Utah Data Center by Doug Mohney Even the National Security Agency (NSA) is not immune to the lure of green IT. Information Week says the agency responsible for monitorin... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Department of Homeland Security   Doug Mohney   LEED

    15. NSA To Build $1.5 Billion Cybersecurity Data Center

      Explore InformationWeek (Oct 30 2009)

      NSA To Build $1.5 Billion Cybersecurity Data Center ...systems, will soon break ground on a data center in Utah that's budgeted to cost $1.5 billion. The NSA is building the facility to provide intelligence and warnings related to cybersecurity threats, cyb... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Department of Homeland Security   LEED   NBC

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