• EDUCATE
    EDUCATE

    ...our citizens to be cyber smart, and develop pathways for the future cyber workforce.

  • ENGAGE
    ENGAGE

    ...and convene partners to address emerging cyber and cryptologic issues.

  • COMMEMORATE
    COMMEMORATE

    ...our cryptologic history & those who served within the cryptologic community.

THE NCF VISION

Advance the nation’s interest in cyber and cryptology through leadership, education, and partnerships.

Native American Code Talkers

UPCOMING EVENTS

*** Remember to check out our "Important Dates in History" calendar. See link below.

Saturday, January 18, 2025
8:30 am2:30 pm
Technological Advancement Center - TheLink
7000 Columbia Gateway, Suite 150
Columbia, MD 21046
US

Thursday, January 23, 2025
12:00 pm1:00 pm
Online via Zoom webinar

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
3501 University Blvd East
Hyattsville, MD 20783
US

Thursday, March 27, 2025Friday, March 28, 2025
Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center
11493 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100
Reston, VA 20190
US

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Maryland

Wednesday, April 30, 2025Thursday, May 1, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Maryland

Famous Unsolved Codes and Ciphers

Elonka Dunin's Codes & Ciphers Web site provides an unofficial list of well-known unsolved codes and ciphers, such as the Beale Ciphers, Dorabella Cipher, Phaistos Disc, and more. A couple of the better-known unsolved ancient historical scripts are also thrown in, since they tend to come up during any discussion of unsolved codes. There has also been an attempt to sort this list by "fame," as defined by a loose formula involving the number of times that a particular cipher has been written about, and/or how many hits it pulls up on a moderately-sorted Web search.

Cryptologic & Cyber Dates in History

  • Laurance Safford named OIC, Navy Cryptographic Branch - "Friedman of the Navy"