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Protecting Computers at Start-Up: New NIST Guidelines
Release Date: 12/20/2011 A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and … more
NIST Special Publication Expands Government Authentication Options
Release Date: 12/13/2011 A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government agencies that need … more
New NIST Biometric Data Standard Adds DNA, Footmarks and Enhanced Fingerprint Descriptions
Release Date: 12/06/2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type … more
Healthcare IT LAP Announcement
Release Date: 11/29/2011 The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) announces the release of NIST Handbook 150-31, Healthcare Information Technology … more
NIST Improves Tool for Hardening Software Against Cyber Attack
Release Date: 11/22/2011 Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have dramatically enlarged a database designed to improve … more
New HIPAA Tool Helps Organizations Meet Security Requirements
Release Date: 11/22/2011 A new tool, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and offered for free, can help public and private … more
Romine Named Director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory
Release Date: 11/22/2011 Charles H. Romine, new director of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory. Credit: NIST View hi-resolution image Charles (Chuck) H. Romine … more
NICE Issues Cybersecurity Workforce Framework for Public Comment
Release Date: 11/08/2011 The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has published for public comment a draft document that classifies the typical duties and … more
Draft Roadmap for Cloud Computing Technology
Release Date: 11/08/2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft "roadmap" that is designed to foster … more
NIST Signs Agreement to Enhance Cybersecurity Education Programs
Release Date: 11/08/2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to work with the Department of Education and a new organization, the National … more
NIST Releases Draft Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap for Comments
Release Date: 11/01/2011 The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft … more
Quantum Computer Components 'Coalesce' to 'Converse'
Release Date: 10/25/2011 If quantum computers are ever to be realized, they likely will be made of different types of parts that will need to share information with one … more
NIST Releases Two Wireless Security Guides, Requests Comment
Release Date: 10/25/2011 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment two draft guides to securing wireless … more
Final Version of NIST Cloud Computing Definition Published
Release Date: 10/25/2011 After years in the works and 15 drafts, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) working definition of cloud computing, the … more
NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions Receives IT Award
Release Date: 10/25/2011 Government Computer News magazine has honored the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF), which the National Institute of Standards and … more |
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