National Security Agency is an intelligence agency[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,474 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
National Security Agency's field of work was signals intelligence[3].
National Security Agency is in the country of United States[4].
National Security Agency's image is recorded as National Security Agency headquarters, Fort Meade, Maryland.jpg[5].
National Security Agency's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[6].
National Security Agency's flag image is recorded as Flag of the U.S. National Security Agency.svg[7].
National Security Agency's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[8].
National Security Agency's seal image is recorded as Seal of the U.S. National Security Agency.svg[9].
National Security Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Fort George G. Meade[10].
National Security Agency's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121852745[11].
National Security Agency's ISNI is recorded as 0000000102203213[12].
National Security Agency's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 151253538[13].
National Security Agency's GND ID is recorded as 5228208-9[14].
National Security Agency's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79002506[15].
National Security Agency's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14659679w[16].
National Security Agency's IdRef ID is recorded as 138030049[17].
National Security Agency's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01153302[18].
National Security Agency's IMDb ID is recorded as co0341519[19].
National Security Agency's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00628132[20].
National Security Agency's child organization or unit is recorded as NSA Scientific Advisory Board[21].
National Security Agency's Commons category is recorded as National Security Agency, United States[22].
National Security Agency's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35570078[23].
National Security Agency's chairperson is recorded as Paul M. Nakasone[24].
+1952-11-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Security Agency[25].
National Security Agency's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.10889, 'lon': -76.77139}[26].
National Security Agency's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05htt[27].
Body
Founding
National Security Agency's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[8]. +1952-11-04T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[25].
Identity
National Security Agency's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NSA'}[28].
Leadership
National Security Agency's chairperson is recorded as Paul M. Nakasone[24]. Its director / manager is recorded as Timothy D. Haugh[29].
Operations
National Security Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Fort George G. Meade[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[30]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as NSA Scientific Advisory Board[21].
Industry
National Security Agency's field of work was signals intelligence[3].
Ownership
National Security Agency's product or material produced is recorded as software[31].
Why It Matters
National Security Agency ranks in the top 3% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,474 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
It is credited with the discovery of Clipper chip[34], a chipset[35]. Works attributed to it include EternalBlue[36], an exploit[37], written by it[38].
FAQs
What did National Security Agency discover?
National Security Agency is credited as discoverer of Clipper chip[34].
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