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The goal of this project is to utilize NIST expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, machine learning, wireless technology, ranging, modeling, and hardware and
NIST is working with industry to design, standardize, test and foster adoption of network-centric approaches to protect IoT devices from the Internet and to
Access control systems are among the most critical security components. Faulty policies, misconfigurations, or flaws in software implementation can result in
NIST is working with DHS S&T and industry to research and develop novel approaches to DDoS detection and mitigation, techniques to test and measure the
Combinatorial testing is a proven method for more effective software testing at lower cost. Line Graph showing Cumulative percent of software failures. The key
Public Law 100-235, "The Computer Security Act of 1987," mandated NIST and OPM to create guidelines on computer security awareness and training based on
Most security vulnerabilities arise from flaws in software implementation, and are difficult to discover because they are often triggered by rarely used parts
The Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) provides validation testing of FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended cryptographic algorithms and their
A cryptographic hash algorithm (alternatively, hash "function") is designed to provide a random mapping from a string of binary data to a fixed-size “message
What Is The Purpose Of The CMVP?
On July 17, 1995, NIST established the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) that validates cryptographic modules
Users of the former "Crypto Toolkit" can now find that content under this project. It includes cryptographic primitives, algorithms and schemes are described in
The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of
Smart cities are enabled by cyber-physical systems (CPS), which involve connecting devices and systems – such as Internet of Things (IoT) technologies – in
A key challenge to progress in cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) is the lack of robust platforms for experiment and testing, which
Smart grid cybersecurity must address both inadvertent compromises of the electric infrastructure, due to user errors, equipment failures, and natural disasters
Develop and deploy advances in measurement science that enable key dimensions of cybersecurity for smart manufacturing systems, services, and components.
The Forum is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of information system security
The purpose of the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) (formerly the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) initiative is to create
The FISMA Implementation Project was established in January 2003 to produce several key security standards and guidelines required by Congressional legislation
The Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA), founded in 1987, is an organization run by and for information systems security
NIST is working with the Internet industry to design, standardize and foster deployment of technologies to improve the security and robustness of enterprise
It is desirable to ensure an interoperable and standards-based technical strategic direction for USG identity credentials, in particular for their interfaces