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October 14, 2015

NSF-supported cybersecurity research builds the foundational knowledge needed to protect cyberspace.

Visualization of the routing paths of the Internet. NSF invests in research to enhance security practices and technologies, bolster education and training in cybersecurity, establish a science of cybersecurity and transition promising cybersecurity research into practice.

Credit: Barrett Lyon/The Opte Project


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