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Staff Spotlight: NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography

September 14, 2020

Angela Robinson

In July, NIST announced the third-round candidates for the Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standardization Project , intended to determine the best algorithms to help form the first post-quantum

Building the Federal Profile for IoT Device Cybersecurity | Post-Workshop Update

August 21, 2020

Katerina Megas

Thanks to everyone who attended our July 22-23 workshop, Building the Federal Profile for IoT Device Cybersecurity: Next Steps for Securing Federal Systems . And, of course, a special “thank you” to

HELP WANTED: Growing a Workforce for Managing Privacy Risk

August 20, 2020

Naomi Lefkovitz and Dylan Gilbert

It’s a very different world that we’re living in from the one in which we published the NIST Privacy Framework this past January. These changes have demonstrated that the need for effective privacy

Staff Spotlight: NIST Usable Cybersecurity Security and Privacy of Smart Home Devices

August 12, 2020

Susanne Furman

In March, we highlighted the work that NIST conducts in usable cybersecurity technology and protection against phishing scams by sharing thoughts from Kristen Greene, a NIST cognitive scientist

Keeping the Lights On

July 31, 2020

Ron Ross

The only thing worse than a pandemic would be a pandemic without power. If the lights dim due to a disruption in power generation or distribution, our productivity and quality of life do, too. In