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Cybersecurity Insights

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2016 Year in Review: (TIG-ing stock of) Innovation in the Identity Ecosystem

December 30, 2016

Mike Garcia

When you think about 2016, the first thing that comes to mind is innovation in the identity ecosystem. That can’t just be us, right? While there has been a host of high-profile bad things that

SOFA Talk: Strength of Function for Authenticators Framework Now Open for Comment!

October 18, 2016

Elaine Newton

Back in January, NIST's Applied Cybersecurity Division hosted the “Applying Measurement Science in the Identity Ecosystem” workshop. Among the knotty issues under consideration, 220+ participants

Got trust? Seeking public comment on new NIST publication for developing trust frameworks to support identity federation

September 30, 2016

David Temoshok

Some communities and organizations that share common user bases and transaction types are addressing challenges to users’ privacy and security by allowing users to access multiple services through

Many thanks for a successful 800-63-3 public preview!

September 20, 2016

Paul Grassi

As summer has flown by, you have kept us very busy reviewing your comments on GitHub to Special Publication (SP) 800-63-3 and engaged in a dialog about how this material can be enhanced to better

Citius, Altius, Fortius: Announcing 6 new pilot projects across 10 states (and D.C.!)

August 25, 2016

As the sun was setting on the thirtieth modern Olympiad in London, NIST was preparing to announce our very first set of NSTIC pilot projects. As the flame goes out in Rio, we’re setting new records