Research

Exceptional service in the national interest

Sandia National Laboratories has the capabilities to understand and defend across the spectrum and maintains a rich set of capabilities and expertise applicable to the cyber threat. To support our mission, we work to redefine the limits of cyber understanding through advanced research and analysis of complex networked systems – from their atoms to their data. 

Cyber Careers

Are you ready for a challenge? As a member of Sandia’s cybersecurity force, you can thrive in our challenging and impactful workplace with access to Sandia’s core of science and technology research and world-class capabilities to develop innovative technical solutions.

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Cyber Research

Committed to science with the mission in mind, Sandia creates innovative, science-based, systems-engineering solutions to our nation’s most challenging national security problems.

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“Working at Sandia is exciting because I get to work with the best scientists and engineers in a collaborative and inclusive environment.”

Cyber security researcher

Developing Cyber Technologies

We apply decades of science and engineering expertise to assess and protect our nation’s highest consequence systems. Sandia’s state-of-the-art tools and facilities, multi-disciplinary expertise, and access to data and partners from across the national security complex have positioned our researchers on the cutting edge of cyber security and resilience.  

The prevalence and high-profile nature of sophisticated, nation-state actor attacks demonstrates the need services, capabilities, and coordination functions that are unique to government. The Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories play a significant role in helping to assess and secure the nation’s cyber systems. 

Infrastructure Resilience

Gain access to Sandia’s research facilities, capabilities, and resources for either proprietary or nonproprietary work.

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Vulnerability Research

Sandia has chosen to invest our research efforts in specific technical areas that are strongly tied to our national security mission.

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Pathfinder Technology

Our unique mission ties encourage revolutionary explorations of science and technology to solve our nation’s greatest challenges.

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Success Stories

Cybersecurity researchers at Sandia National Laboratory have successfully partnered to further technological advances for decades. Our success stems specifically from mission applied research. Learn more about Sandia’s success stories through collaborative cybersecurity and intelligence research.

Partnerships

Sandia collaborates with external partners to bring emerging technologies to the marketplace. Our partners include industry, small businesses, universities, and government agencies. Learn more about leveraging Sandia’s resources through technology partnerships.