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Draft Guidance on Improving Security of Home Computers
Release Date: 08/17/2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for comments on new guidelines aimed at helping end-users, in … more
NIST Makes Changes to Key Security Publication
Release Date: 08/03/2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on a draft revision of Recommended Security Controls for Federal … more
NIST Director Testifies on Voting Machine Standards
Release Date: 07/20/2006 On July 19, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Bill Jeffrey testified before the House Committee on Science and the … more
NIST’s FISMA Team Receives AFFIRM Leadership Award
Release Date: 06/22/2006 The Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) recently awarded a team of NIST employees the Leadership in Service to the … more
Draft Guide Will Help Make WLANs More Secure
Release Date: 06/22/2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on a new draft guide that is intended to help organizations make … more
Alliance Donates Health IT Standards Directory to NIST
Release Date: 06/08/2006 The National Alliance for Health Information Technology is donating its directory of health information technology (IT) standards to help the … more
Mass Spectrometry Methods Database Gets Major Update
Release Date: 05/25/2006 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently added 150 new methods—nicknamed … more
Registration Open for Biometrics Conference
Release Date: 05/25/2006 Registration is now open for the Biometrics Consortium Conference 2006, one of the nation's largest conferences featuring the latest advances … more
New Security Standard Is Key to Helping Federal Agencies Protect Information Systems
Release Date: 03/14/2006 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez today announced a new standard to help federal agencies improve their information … more
Telecom Meeting to Focus on Emerging Networks
Release Date: 02/16/2006 Technology in today’s fast-moving telecommunications industry is all about convergence. The “next big thing” are the … more
NIST Issues Final Federal Biometric Specs
Release Date: 02/02/2006 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued the final publication describing how biometrics should be stored on … more
Updated Federal Guide on Cryptography Available
Release Date: 01/17/2006 In an increasingly open environment of interconnected computer systems and networks, security is essential to ensure that information remains … more
Virgil Gligor to Receive NIST/NSA Security Award
Release Date: 11/17/2005 Dr. Virgil Gligor, one of the country's pioneering figures in computer security, will be presented with the 2006 National Information Systems … more
NIST Develops Health Care IT Standards Repository
Release Date: 10/20/2005 Information technology has made it simpler and more convenient to handle a myriad of tasks online, such as booking a hotel, paying bills and … more
Federal Cryptography Guide Available for Comment
Release Date: 10/07/2005 Today, federal agencies use computer systems and networks to store information and to interact with industry, private citizens and other … more |
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