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IR.21 – A Technology Warning Mechanism
This document is a NSA presentation from the 2010 SIGDEV Conference, which discusses tracking a "carrier's technical evolution" using IR.21 and other data. This informaiton is aimed to help forecast targets.
AURORAGOLD: Two Synergistic Efforts
This document is a NSA presentation on AURORAGOLD (data gathering and analytics on GSM/UMTS networks) and "Auto-Minimization" (to ensure compliance with NSA reporting policy).
NSA QUANTUM Tasking Techniques
This document is an internal NSA presentation. It describes the tasking process and capabilities of QUANTUMTHEORY, a suite of programs developed by the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO). Using a method called Quantum Inserts, specialists are…
There is more than one way to QUANTUM
This document is a factsheet from the Office of SIGINT Development. It lists the various QUANTUM programs in operation or in live testing, including their success rate. Programs include diverse CNO (computer network operations) devised for SIGINT…
AURORAGOLD Working Group
This document is a NSA presentation given at the 2012 SIGDEV Conference. It discusses the AURORAGOLD program which tracks information on exploiting mobile networks and industry developments.
Identifier Lead Triage with ECHOBASE
This document contains presentation slides from the NSA Office of SIGINT Development detailing bulk data collection and analysis protocol improvements for greater efficiency and prioritzation of targets.
Intro to the VPN Exploitation Process
This document is a presentation giving an overview of a new branch within the NSA, "Custom Thread Development for Network Encryption," in which a team "OTP VPN Exploitation" will aid diverse SIGINT teams in decryption. The document goes over the…
TREASUREMAP Announces a New Release
This document is a release announcing a new version of TREASUREMAP, an NSA system for "global IP network-mapping and exploration." The release highlights new and improved features and stresses the system's ability to show a "near real-time,…
Affidavit of General Keith B. Alexander in the Matter of Foreign Governments, Foreign Factions, Foreign Entities, and Foreign-Based Political Organizations
This document is an affidavit by the former director of the National Security Agency, General Keith B. Alexander created in adherence to subsection 702(g)(2)(C) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It describes the procedures enabling the…
Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Security Agency and the Israeli SIGINT National Unit
This document is a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and Israel's National SIGINT National Unit. As part of this agreement, Israeli intelligence agencies are given minimized and unminimized raw SIGINT without removing information about US…