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Cybersecurity
Overview
With a world-class measurement and testing laboratory encompassing a wide range of areas of computer science, mathematics, statistics, and systems engineering, NIST’s cybersecurity program supports its overall mission to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and related technology through research and development in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
The need for cybersecurity standards and best practices that address interoperability, usability, and privacy continues to be critical for the nation. NIST’s cybersecurity programs seek to enable greater development and application of practical, innovative security technologies and methodologies that enhance the country’s ability to address current and future computer and information security challenges.
NIST develops cybersecurity standards, guidelines, best practices, and resources to meet the needs of U.S. industry, federal agencies, and the broader public. We carry out cybersecurity assignments defined by federal statutes, executive orders, and policies—including developing cybersecurity standards and guidelines for federal agencies. We also work closely with organizations in the public and private sectors to ensure that our information can be readily leveraged to address specific issues that they face.
Some of our primary areas of focus are highlighted in our Vitals Fact Sheets:
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2021: What’s Ahead from NIST in Cybersecurity and Privacy?
In 2020, NIST prioritized helping individuals and organizations shift to a more online environment to keep people safe and our economy productive. As NIST looks ahead to the “new normal,” we plan to build on lessons learned during the pandemic and to be even more strategic in anticipating and tackling the many challenges ahead.
We’ve made New Year’s resolutions: to increase our attention on managing cybersecurity risks as part and parcel of the larger enterprise risk, to pay greater heed to the intersection between cybersecurity and privacy, to stress the cybersecurity of systems versus components, and to engage more forthrightly internationally and in our cross-cutting standards work.
News
Lightweight Crypto, Heavyweight Protection
NIST Releases Measurement Tool for Emerging BGP Security Technologies
NIST Offers Cybersecurity Guide Tailored to the Hospitality Industry
NIST Develops Privacy-Preserving ‘Encounter Metrics’ That Could Help Slow Down Future Pandemics
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