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In January 1988, the Congress enacted the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235). A provision of that law called for the establishment of the
ITL’s Internet Infrastructure Protection (IIP) program, led by the Advanced Network Technologies Division (ANTD), works with industry to develop the measurement
There are several emerging areas (e.g. sensor networks, healthcare, distributed control systems, the Internet of Things, cyber physical systems) in which highly
Enterprise networks have become essential to the operation of companies, laboratories, universities, and government agencies. As they continue to grow both in
Mobile devices, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Blackberry, and cell phones have become essential tools in our personal and professional lives. The
NIST maintains the National Checklist Repository, which is a publicly available resource that contains information on a variety of security configuration
The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
Building on a successful first-year Strategic and Emerging Research Initiatives (SERI) project NIST and Autonomous Vehicles (see 2022 NIST AV workshop and
E-commerce transactions use client server applications that involve a service requestor and one or more service providers. To obtain assurance that the
In response to HSPD 12, the NIST Computer Security Division initiated a new program for improving the identification and authentication of Federal employees and
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) - An area of cryptography that researches and advances the use of quantum-resistant primitives, with the goal of keeping
The Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance (PRISMA) includes many review options and incorporates guidelines contained in Special
The goal of this project is to help better prepare the nation for the next pandemic, whose occurrence is beyond debate and just a matter of time. Specifically
We live in a network-centric society that increasingly relies on the Internet’s routing infrastructure to facilitate human communication, connect users to
NIST maintains the National Checklist Repository, which is a publicly available resource that contains information on a variety of security configuration
The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a synthesis of interoperable specifications derived from community ideas. Community participation is a great
The field of security metrology is early in its development. Organizations collect many individual measures, but often do not understand how to analyze those
NIST is charged by the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) with facilitation of interoperability standards to enable successful implementation of
The Information Technology (IT) System and Network Administration site represents NIST resources for managing, maintaining, and securing IT products that are
Security is becoming increasingly complicated and difficult both on technical grounds and on policy grounds. Technically, Federal agencies and other have to
NIST is working with industry and academia to improve the trustworthiness and applicability of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to