http://www.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/botnet-050912.cfm Wed, 09 May 2012 13:40:08 GMT Botnet activity is on the rise around the globe, and to help understand this problem the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a free, day-long workshop May 30, 2012, at its Gaithersburg, Md., campus. Technical ... 24f37c71-dc99-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/ehr-050712.cfm Mon, 07 May 2012 17:53:34 GMT On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) will host amp"Creating Usable Electronic Health Records: A User-Centered Design Best ... 09e7dd7b-6d98-e111-b429-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/supply-050412.cfm Fri, 04 May 2012 19:53:01 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has extended until May 25, 2012, the comment period for the second draft of a publication intended to help federal departments and agencies better manage supply chain risks for ... 403791b5-2296-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/biometrics/biometrics-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 20:51:24 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and published a new protocol for communicating with biometric sensors over wired and wireless networksamp-using some of the same technologies that ... 5916804c-cf93-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/cloud-050212.cfm Wed, 02 May 2012 15:52:32 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting Cloud Computing Forum ampamp Workshop V on June 5-7, 2012, at the Department of Commerceamp's Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C.Cloud computing is a model ... 9ad953c8-6e94-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/creating-usable-ehrs.cfm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:47:19 GMT 145348e3-078f-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/iris-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:18:43 GMT Identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier, according to a new report* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST researchers evaluated the performance of iris recognition software ... a6b5f97f-ca88-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/hipaa-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:53:03 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting the fifth annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security conference on June 6 and 7, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building and ... 4e3051e0-c688-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/dss-041712.cfm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:46:46 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced proposed changes to a standard that specifies how to implement digital signatures, which can be used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents, such as wills ... 02d614fc-c588-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/scada-040312.cfm Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:25:02 GMT Securing computers against unlawful and malicious attacks is always important, but itamp's especially vital when the computers in question control major physical systemsamp-manufacturing plants, transportation systems, power grids. ... aa3a744a-ba7d-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/energy-032612.cfm Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:47:15 GMT Washington, D.C. -- Responding to President Obamas call for an 'all-of-the-above' strategy to help consumers reduce their energy costs, the Administration announced on March 22 that nine major utilities and electricity suppliers will ... 67b8a6cc-8477-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/ehr-032012.cfm Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:54:06 GMT An important aspect of any product is how easily someone can use it for its intended purpose, also known as usability. Electronic health records (EHR) that are usable have the potential to improve patient care, which is why the National ... 40e8195c-c672-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic-031212.cfm Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:15:54 GMT On March 9, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it is soliciting proposals to establish a steering group in support of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) and to provide ... 40a9859e-5e6c-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic-031912.cfm Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:53:40 GMT 3c7a9daa-216a-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/wlan-030612.cfm Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:37:38 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released in final form a guide to enhanced security for wireless local area networks (WLAN). A WLAN is a group of wireless networking devices within a limited geographic area, ... bf2ea621-cc67-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic_ieg_workshop.cfm Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:25:57 GMT 26f39a62-a263-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/framework-022812.cfm Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:34:19 GMT An updated roadmap for the Smart Grid is now available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which recently finished reviewing and incorporating public comments into the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid ... 6cabf273-4b62-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sp800-022812.cfm Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:28:23 GMT A major revision of a Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) publication released today by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) adds guidance for combating new information security threats and ... 2560f9b4-4a62-e111-b9c7-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/guide-022112.cfm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:32:13 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published for public comment a draft update to a guide for organizations managing their responses to computer security incidents such as hacking attacks. The authors cast a ... e356251d-cb5c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/nccoe-022112.cfm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:55:48 GMT State of Maryland and Montgomery County Join PartnershipThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a new partnership to establish the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a public-private ... c74eb414-9c5c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic-governance-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:38 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its recommendations for a new, privately led steering group to tackle the complex policy and technical issues necessary to create an online environment where individuals ... bd8deb57-cc51-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/fissea-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:51 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 25th annual conference of the Federal Information Systems Security Educatoramp's Association (FISSEA) March 27-29, 2012, at its Gaithersburg, Md., ... 57c5f54a-cb51-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/ssd/cloud-020712.cfm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:10:17 GMT Video recordings of the Nov. 2-4, 2011 Cloud Computing Forum ampamp Workshop IV hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are now available for on-line viewing.The three-day November meeting featured, among ... 77912cb3-c751-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/nsticpilotgrants.cfm Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:38:40 GMT Proposersamp' Conference Set for Feb. 15WASHINGTON - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a competition to award a total of approximately $10 million for pilot projects to accelerate progress toward ... 63494412-f34c-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/monitoring-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:56:49 GMT Three new draft reports published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are designed to help both public and private organizations improve the security of their information management systems by developing ... 859eb2cb-cd46-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:51:31 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in cloud computing.*Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing (NIST Special ... d40ec216-cd46-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/biometric-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:46:25 GMT The International Biometric Performance Conference 2012, to be held March 5-9 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will bring together evaluators, users and technology providers to discuss recent advances in the ... 083cea60-cc46-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic-012412.cfm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:34:00 GMT The National Strategy for a Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) National Program Office will host the 2012 NISTNSTIC IDtrust Workshop amp"Technologies and Standards Enabling the Identity Ecosystemamp" on March 13 and 14, 2012, in ... 944e96ae-ca46-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/sbir-011012.cfm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:45:47 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) needs American innovators and entrepreneurs to help solve technological problems and develop NIST technologies into marketable products. The NIST Small Business Innovation ... f2ca8f04-cc3b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/trec-011012.cfm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:30:27 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting the 21st annual Text Retrieval Conference (TREC), the premier experimental effort in the field, to encourage research in information retrieval and related ... 03290cdc-c93b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/boot-122011.cfm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:31:24 GMT A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and security professionals as they work to protect personal computers as they start up.The first ... 338e928a-492b-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sp80063-121311.cfm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:52:28 GMT A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government agencies that need to verify the identity of users of their Web-based services. Electronic Authentication ... bd72dfa3-9125-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/biometric-120611.cfm Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:45:22 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type and amount of information that forensic scientists can share across their international ... 4b8a9027-4b20-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/ssd/20111122_samate.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:44:35 GMT Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have dramatically enlarged a database designed to improve applications that help programmers find weaknesses in software. This database, the SAMATE ... 845f0584-5b15-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20111122_hipaa_tools.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:24:43 GMT A new tool, developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and offered for free, can help public and private organizations, large and small, to understand and implement the requirements of the Health Insurance ... c78624b9-5815-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/romine-112211.cfm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:44:01 GMT Charles H. Romine, new director of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory.Credit: NISTView hi-resolution imageCharles (Chuck) H. Romine became director of the Information Technol e2fdbdf2-5215-e111-bd7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cyberwork-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:18:00 GMT The National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has published for public comment a draft document that classifies the typical duties and skill requirements of cybersecurity workers. The document is meant to define professional ... a4365701-4f0a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:14:14 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft 'roadmap' that is designed to foster federal agencies adoption of cloud computing, support the private sector, improve the information ... a8aa2bfe-4d0a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cyberschool-110811.cfm Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:00:53 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to work with the Department of Education and a new organization, the National Cybersecurity Education Council (NCEC), to develop a strategic public-private partnership ... 52c80bb3-4c0a-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud-110111.cfm Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:59:49 GMT The U.S. Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a draft 'roadmap' that is designed to foster federal agencies adoption of cloud computing, support the private sector, ... 28931d59-cc04-e111-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/pml/div684/coalesce-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:27:52 GMT 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 another, just like the memory and logic circuits in todays computers do. However, prospects ... 02b6aab7-47ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/guides-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:21:06 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment two draft guides to securing wireless communication networks. NIST is requesting comments on the two publicationsamp-one on Bluetooth ... fd2f2ecc-46ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:16:00 GMT After years in the works and 15 drafts, the National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) working definition of cloud computing, the 16th and final definition has been published as The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing (NIST ... bfd35a14-46ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/math/dlmf-102511.cfm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:50:23 GMT Government Computer News magazine has honored the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF), which the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released last year, with one of its 10 annual awards for information ... 940bb383-42ff-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/guide-101311.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:26:35 GMT A new computer security publication* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will help organizations understand their security posture against threats and vulnerabilities and determine how effectively their ... 3e23e160-c0f5-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/roadmap-101311.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:20:36 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will unveil the public draft of its U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap at the Cloud Computing Forum ampamp Workshop IV that it will host Nov. 2-4, in Gaithersburg, ... 85b932e4-b6f5-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/umd-isr-grant-101111.cfm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:48:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded today a $1 million cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland at College Park (UMD). Researchers at UMDamp's Institute for Systems Research will help NIST as it ... db89d575-20f4-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/botnets-100411.cfm Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:52:49 GMT Washington, D.C.amp-The U.S. departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (DHS) today discussed with other federal agencies and private-sector leaders in the information technology industry the need to create a voluntary industry code ... 193cfd34-a9ee-e011-9fed-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/governor-092111.cfm Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:03:55 GMT Maryland Governor Martin OMalley addressed several hundred educators, IT experts, and others at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday as part of a workshop hosted by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity ... 780e5137-84e4-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/risk-092011.cfm Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:08:41 GMT Risk assessment is the topic of the newest special publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments (NIST Special Publication 800-30, Revision 1), an extensive update to ... 2eba69d9-bbe3-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud-091311.cfm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:50:36 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published two new documents on cloud computing: the first edition of a cloud computing standards roadmap and a cloud computing reference architecture and taxonomy. Together, ... 7d06d92c-39de-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/scap-091311.cfm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:10:38 GMT Bringing order and security to the patchwork quilt of computing environments in a large organization can be a daunting task. Software tools and technical specifications that allow security information to be shared between information ... 0708b49d-33de-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sac-091311.cfm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:03:46 GMT The Seventh Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on the breadth and depth of principles and technologies designed to support computer security ... b9d493a0-32de-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/crypto-091311.cfm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:53:13 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop on cryptography for new technologies from Nov. 7-8, 2011, at the agencyamp's Gaithersburg, Md., campus.As the Internet evolves, it is becoming possible for ... ca4e6733-31de-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/comment_nice_8-11-11.cfm Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:28:07 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today* issued for public comment a draft strategic plan for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program. The plan, 'Building a Digital Nation,' outlines ... 3c769e7b-60c4-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/privacy-071911.cfm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:48:52 GMT With increasing dependency on information systems and advances in cloud computing, the smart grid and mobile computing, maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of citizens personally identifiable information is a growing challenge. ... 2e544f0b-40b2-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/scap-071911.cfm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:14:20 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released for public comment updated specifications for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP), which helps organizations find and manage ... b0cb452e-3bb2-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/ics-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:33:58 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security (SP 800-82),* intended to help pipeline operators, power producers, manufacturers, air ... ed5a5cb8-459c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/score-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:18:18 GMT Most industry executives, military planners, research managers or venture capitalists charged with assessing the potential of an RampampD project probably are familiar with the wry twist on Arthur C. Clarkes third law*: 'Any sufficiently ... 28faee91-439c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/green-062111.cfm Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:11:21 GMT The Department of Commerces Internet Policy Task Force is requesting comments on a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the Internet to do business, but ... 9b5fc892-429c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/smartgrid-061311.cfm Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:19:47 GMT A new White House policy document released today* highlights strategic roles that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plays in accelerating the modernization of the nations electric infrastructure, bolstering ... d9e1a2a3-d895-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/el/isd/robots-060711.cfm Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:14:09 GMT Robotic automation, microrobotics and robotic perception and recognition all advanced a few steps closer to their future applications in manufacturing, health care and other areas during the week of May 9-13, 2011.A photomicrograph ... c1bdcaa1-4291-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/ehr-051711.cfm Tue, 17 May 2011 15:47:44 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a workshop on usability of electronic health records (EHR) on June 7, 2011, at NISTs campus in Gaithersburg, Md. 'A Community-Building Workshop: Measuring, Evaluating ... 20a7c3e6-9c80-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110512_cloud_guide.cfm Thu, 12 May 2011 16:17:26 GMT The cloud computing research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comments on a draft of its most complete guide to cloud computing to date.NIST Cloud Computing Synopsis and ... b2946601-b37c-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110428_bios.cfm Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:09:39 GMT A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidelines to secure the earliest stages of the computer boot process. Commonly known as the Basic InputOutput System (BIOS), this fundamental ... 34c45afc-ca71-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/nstic-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:13:47 GMT On April 15, the Obama Administration formally launched its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), a plan to work with the private sector to develop a private market for secure identity credentials for the ... 832b439a-4170-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/grid-042611.cfm Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:43:11 GMT The governing board of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned amp"smartamp" electricity grid a reality. The two documents address ... 5fed4f52-3d70-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/ross-033011.cfm Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:48:49 GMT Ron Ross, a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fellow, has been named to InformationWeek Governmentamp's CIO 50, which identifies 2010amp's top information technology decision-makers in government. Ross is project lead ... ceea5946-fe5a-e011-bd40-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110315_scap.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:20:33 GMT Itamp's increasingly difficult to keep up with all the vulnerabilities present in todayamp's highly complex operating systems and applications. Attackers constantly search for and exploit these vulnerabilities to commit identity fraud, ... 9afbd7fd-494f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110315_health.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:51:01 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting a conference to explore the current health information technology security landscape and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security ... 47c67546-454f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110315_cloud.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:37:13 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop III on April 7-8, 2011, at its Gaithersburg, Md., campus. Featured speakers include U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, ... 214e73e2-434f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110315_dodson.cfm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:49:35 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technologyamp's (NIST) Donna Dodson has received the 2011 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer Week, the award honors the top professionals in the federal information technology ... 7e87612f-3d4f-e011-b470-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/math/oof-030111.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:40:30 GMT Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you wantamp-even under conditions as harsh as the upper ... 3e2309dd-5444-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110301_80053_rev_rfc.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:04:08 GMT Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are requesting comments from interested parties on their biennial update of the catalog of security controls for the federal government. The security ... 56b8fcaf-4f44-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/20110301_sp800-39_final.cfm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:42:58 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of a special publication that can help organizations to more effectively integrate information security risk planning into their mission-critical ... c26a1ebe-4c44-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/rbac-021511.cfm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:14:50 GMT What NIST-led innovation is estimated to have saved U.S. industry $6.1 billion over the past 20 years? Well, probably several, but, perhaps surprisingly, a new economics study* points to the development of 'role-based access control,' a ... 6c497ae5-5039-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/trec-021511.cfm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:01:07 GMT If you found this article through a search engine, you can thank an automated text retrieval system. For 20 years, the Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been one ... 3def75be-4e39-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/healthcare/hit/workshop-021511.cfm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:39:52 GMT Information technology experts, insurers, policy makers and representatives of healthcare organizations will convene on April 5-6, 2011, in Bethesda, Md., to survey current approaches to preserving electronic health records (EHRs) and ... 78f446f9-4b39-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/security-021511.cfm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:26:12 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators Association (FISSEA) are co-hosting FISSEAamp's 24th annual conference March 15-17, 2011, at NISTamp's Gaithersburg, Md. ... 6ed1f2fd-4939-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud-020111.cfm Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:04:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued two new draft documents on cloud computing for public comment, including the first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in cloud computing. The ... e879d7c8-462e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/virtual-020111.cfm Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:56:00 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final version of its recommendations for securely configuring and using full computing virtualization technologies. The security recommendations are contained ... 4ab551ad-452e-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/grant.cfm Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:34:50 GMT The Information Technology Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to announce that Jeremy Grant is joining the NIST team as a senior executive advisor. Mr. Grant has been selected to manage the ... f4895a7a-5b2d-e011-8a7f-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/nstic_011911.cfm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:06:00 GMT At a January 7, 2011 forum with Silicon Valley business and academic leaders at Stanford University, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt announced plans to create a National Program ... d3c8f165-3e23-e011-b295-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/cyber1_010711.cfm Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:17:16 GMT At a forum with Silicon Valley business and academic leaders at Stanford University, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt today announced plans to create a National Program Office ... 1be47179-a31a-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cyber_010711.cfm Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:39:16 GMT Palo Alto, Calif. amp- As part of a meeting today with local industry and academic leaders in Silicon Valley, at Stanford University, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt will ... 271a0368-631a-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/sha3_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:20:21 GMT On Dec. 9, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the selection of five finalists in its ongoing competition to select a new cryptographic hash algorithm standard, one of the fundamental security tools ... e0fc0b7f-1119-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/ipv6_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:50:14 GMT As the day draws nearer for the world to run out of the unique addresses that allow us to use the Internetamp-now predicted to happen by the end of 2012amp-researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have ... 5307f35b-0d19-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/csd_010511.cfm Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:43:07 GMT Two new draft publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provide the groundwork for a three-tiered risk-management approach that encompasses computer security risk planning from the highest levels of ... bc828722-0c19-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/healthcare/hit/hit_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:42:09 GMT Two new publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are intended to help developers of software and computer systems for doctors offices, clinics, and hospitals improve the ease of use of electronic health ... 6c5edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cyber_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:34:32 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has joined in a new public-private partnership to spur cybersecurity innovation in the financial services sector. Through a memorandum of understanding signed on Dec. 6, 2010, ... 695edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/math/concrete_120810.cfm Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:08:46 GMT This simulation depicts flow in a rheometer, as its rotating vanes blade begins to stir a suspension of particles. Colors represent the quadrant where the particles are initially positioned. Such simulations can be used to link ... 605edafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/bugs_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:19:12 GMT Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool that can cut costs by more efficiently finding flaws. A tutorial on using the tool accompanies ... 6f5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/wimax_110910.cfm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:40:15 GMT A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides technical guidance to government agencies and other organizations interested in mitigating risks with WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for ... 4e5ddafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/oles/network.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:55:41 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking partners in the telecommunications industry to help create a demonstration broadband ... aa5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/cloud_20101013.cfm Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:43:57 GMT On November 4 and 5, 2010, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop II to give government and industry stakeholders opportunity to comment on the next steps in developing ... 9e5adafc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/math/hpcvg/bodyareanetworkmultimedia.cfm Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:04:00 GMT 3a63c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/security_083110.cfm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:36:13 GMT The Sixth Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), focuses on applying and integrating emerging cyber security automation technologies and software assurance into a ... 9c69c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/ssd/hit_20100817.cfm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:28:32 GMT In efforts to help the nations health care industry make the transition to the digital age in an effective and meaningful fashion, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a set of approved procedures for ... d561c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/security_080310.cfm Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:49:27 GMT Nothing beats the feeling of starting up a new computer amp- be it a laptop, desktop or a major, custom-designed computing system. A new system is a blank slate with no worry of botnets, viruses or any other cybersecurity ... 7162c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/noi_080310.cfm Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:38:36 GMT The Commerce Department has published a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on 'Cybersecurity, Innovation, and Internet Policy.' The department seeks comments from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, on ... 6862c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cybersecurity-noi-072710.cfm Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:46:21 GMT A comprehensive review of the nexus between cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet economy that is being conducted by The Department of Commerces Internet Policy Task Force is the subject of the ... 4462c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud_072110.cfm Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:57:02 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued draft recommendations for securely configuring and using full virtualization technologies, which, by means of software, duplicate a computers operating system and its ... fb61c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/antd/dnssec_072110.cfm Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:38:20 GMT On July 15, 2010, two Department of Commerce Agenciesamp-the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)amp-announced the completion of a major ... ef61c7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/health_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:08:22 GMT A computer security invention patented* a decade ago at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is now poised to help safeguard patient privacy in hospitals.Photo courtesy GWImagesShutterstockThe inventionamp-an ... d95dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/security_070610.cfm Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:18:12 GMT After a public comment period, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published an updated set of guidelines for developing security assessment plans and associated security control assessment procedures that are ... bd5dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cyber_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:42:59 GMT As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the Department of Commerce will hold a symposium on 'Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy' on July 27, 2010, at the Ronald ... cb5cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/nice_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:33:35 GMT Cybersecurity training is spreading from high-tech and government offices into high schools, libraries and workplaces near you. Called the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and coordinated bythe National Institute of ... c55cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/pioneer_062310.cfm Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:51:09 GMT Edith Marden, National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) computer programmer, operates the Standards Electronic Automatic Computer (SEAC) during the 1950s.Credit: NISTView hi-resolution imagetab 585dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/cybersecurity.cfm Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:53:36 GMT 045dc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923 http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cloud_060910.cfm Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:13:03 GMT The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been designated by Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra to accelerate the federal governmentamp's secure adoption of cloud computing by leading efforts to develop ... 055cc7fc-3f18-e011-b26d-0019b9c8c923