Georgia Tech Wins 5th Straight NSA Codebreaker Challenge

The United States Air Force's Cyber Operations Squadron was in a crisis. A sophisticated foreign adversary was threatening national security, and it was up to the National Security Agency to help.

This was the fictional scenario of the 2025 NSA Codebreaker Challenge, which was once again dominated by Georgia Tech students, faculty, and alumni. With a score of nearly 300,000 points, they took first among Division 1 schools.

“Georgia Tech continues to win this highly challenging competition each year because of our outstanding students and the excellence of the cybersecurity and privacy curriculum that has been developed by SCP faculty,” said Mustaque Ahamad, Interim Chair for the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy.

“Our courses provide not only foundational knowledge of the discipline, but also give students experience with tools and techniques that help them shine at this competition.”