The National Security Agency (NSA) is launching their annual series of critical real-world scenarios for U.S.-based academic institutions titled Codebreaker Challenge. In its 12th iteration for 2025, the Codebreaker Challenge gives students the opportunity to analyze high-risk situations closely resembling the Intelligence Community’s classified tasks, equipping them for national security challenges. Participants will go head-to-head with other schools to accomplish mission-driven tasks aimed at enhancing their skills in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, cryptography, programming/scripting, and beyond.
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Cognitive warfare has emerged as one of the most significant dimensions of modern conflict. Unlike traditional military operations aimed at seizing territory or kinetic assets, cognitive warfare seeks to influence, disrupt, or dominate how populations think and perceive reality. It is the battle for the mind, and cyberspace has become its most effective battleground.
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11 September 2025 | By Lt. j.g. Philmon Haile, Commander, Naval Information Force Reserve
In today’s contested digital environment, the U.S. Navy Reserve’s Cyber Warfare Technicians (CWT) and Maritime Cyber Warfare Officers (MCWO) incorporate cyber operations into the Operational Level of War (OLW), seamlessly bridging the gap between strategic cyber capabilities and tactical warfighting objectives.
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What if I told you a major U.S. Department of Defense component assumed responsibility for building a critical warfighting capability negligently disregarded this duty, and ultimately allowed this capability to reach a point of failure? Well, that’s exactly what happened with U.S. Cyber Command.
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Vice Adm. Karl Thomas plays a crucial role in positioning the Navy to best leverage information to defeat U.S. adversaries. As deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, N2N6, and the director of naval intelligence, Vice Adm. Thomas leverages the latest technological tools such as cyber; signals intelligence; electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to control the information ecosystem. This ensures the Navy and its partners have accurate and timely information while manipulating, degrading or denying the enemy’s ability to do the same.
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