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NCCoE Learning Series Fireside Chat – A Look at the Cybersecurity Framework: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going

Thu, Feb 24 2022, 3:00 - 3:45pm EST

Description In collaboration with stakeholders from government, industry, and academia, the Cybersecurity Framework was

Quantum memory and Repeaters

Both classical and quantum long-distance networks require repeaters to mitigate exponential loss of the signal with distance. Because...

New Benchmark Could Improve Detection of Genetic Variants Linked to Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Other Diseases

February 7, 2022

The stretches of DNA that differ from person to person, called variants, are a major part of what makes us unique, but they can also put us at greater risk of

Single-Photon Detectors

Single-photon detection is essential for quantum networks. NIST scientists are actively engaged in improving existing detection technologies...

NIST Issues Guidance on Software, IoT Security and Labeling

February 4, 2022

The President’s Executive Order (EO) on “ Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (14028)” issued on May 12, 2021, charges multiple agencies – including NIST– with

Building the NIST AI Risk Management Framework: Workshop #2

Tue, Mar 29 - Thu, Mar 31 2022

Roll up your sleeves and help NIST to develop the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AIRMF) by taking

NIST Researchers Resurrect and Improve a Technique for Detecting Transistor Defects

February 3, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have revived and improved a once-reliable technique to identify and count defects in

A picture and 3D rendering of the liquid insertion pressure system for SANS (LIPSS)

CHRNS: LIPSS - Liquid Insertion Pressure System for SANS

Operations LIPSS is a system designed for in situ studies of biomolecule solutions under high-pressure. It enables SANS data collection on...

Strobe Light for 5G: NIST Imaging System Spotlights the Tiny Mechanical Hearts at the Core of Every Cellphone

February 4, 2022

Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in

Sources of Nonclassical Light for Quantum Networks

Nonclassical light is used to transmit qubits and/or entanglement over long distances. Because classical light cannot be used for this...

Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots: The Approach and Contributions

The May 12, 2021, Presidential Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (14028) directs NIST to initiate two labeling efforts...

Quantum Networks at NIST

Quantum technologies employ quantum mechanical effects such as superposition, interference, and entanglement to gain an advantage over...

Technologies for Quantum Networks

Ideally, quantum nodes at very large distances and possibly across the world need to be connected. Current technologies cannot support this...

Software Supply Chain Security Guidance: FAQs

The following FAQs provide additional information on the guidance. Where can I learn more about conformity assessment? For more detailed...

Software Supply Chain Security Guidance: Attesting to Conformity with Secure Software Development Practices

NIST has defined the following minimum recommendations for federal agencies as they acquire software or a product containing software. These...

Software Supply Chain Security Guidance: Terminology

Section 4e uses several terms, including “conformity,” “attestation,” and “artifacts.” Because EO 14028 does not define these terms, this...

Software Supply Chain Security Guidance: Purpose and Scope

EO 14028 emphasizes that “the security of software used by the Federal Government is vital to the Federal Government’s ability to perform...

Software Supply Chain Security Guidance: Introduction

Executive Order (EO) 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, May 12, 2021, directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Software Cybersecurity for Producers and Purchasers

Software Supply Chain Security Guidance Under Executive Order (EO) 14028 Section 4e NIST is publishing guidance identifying practices that...

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BT-8 Outage Upgrades

BT-8 Diffractometer for Stress and Texture The BT-8 diffractometer supports primarily the engineering research needs of users from federal...

Atom-based Silicon Quantum Electronics

To fabricate, measure, and model solid state implementations of atomically precise devices. Develop a robust infrastructure to fabricate prototype few-atom

A researcher interacting with a 3D computational body model using the ITL Immersive visualization platform

Mathematical & Computational Modeling of Emerging Technologies for Physiological Monitoring

Performance Evaluation of Automatic Exposure Notification with Bluetooth-based Proximity Detection

Modeling and Analysis of the Electric Field Communication in Body Area Networks

Modeling and Optimization of Kinetic-based Micro Energy-Harvesters for Wearables and Implants

Radio Frequency Propagation Characterization, Statistical Channel Modeling, Interference analysis and Mitigation in Body Area Networks

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