NSA Cybersecurity Director Announces AI Tools for Analyst Data Triage at Billington Summit

David Imbordino, head of NSA's cybersecurity directorate, said on Tuesday that the agency is examining how to use AI to triage larger volumes of collected data, including intercepted foreign communications and electronic signals from radar and weapons systems 123. Speaking on a Five Eyes panel at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, Imbordino said AI tools could let analysts evaluate disparate pieces of information "much more quickly" than current methods that can take days or weeks 13. The remarks followed comments late last month by NSA deputy director Tim Kosiba that the agency wants access to a wide range of AI models and is engaging heavily with frontier AI companies 1. NSA is also helping implement a June executive order directing national security agencies to build classified tests for determining when AI systems have developed hacking capabilities that warrant added scrutiny, including a voluntary arrangement giving the government early access to qualifying models for up to 30 days before public release 12.