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Information Technology Laboratory

Applied Cybersecurity Division

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Securing Home IoT Devices Using MUD: Final Public Draft of SP 1800-15 Now Available

September 16, 2020

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final public draft of the NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, Draft SP 1800-15, Securing

NIST and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition Join Forces on K12 Cybersecurity Education

September 16, 2020

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have announced a new cooperative agreement with the Internet Keep Safe

Mobile Device Security: Corporate-Owned Personally-Enabled (COPE)--NIST Publishes SP 1800-21

September 15, 2020

Today, NIST is publishing a new NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide-- Special Publication (SP) 1800-21, Mobile Device Security: Corporate-Owned Personally-Enabled

Securing Property Management Systems: Draft SP 1800-27 Available for Comment

September 14, 2020

Hotels have become targets for malicious actors wishing to exfiltrate sensitive data, deliver malware, or profit from undetected fraud. Property management

Improving Enterprise Patching for General IT Systems: Preliminary Draft of SP 1800-31A Available for Comment

September 10, 2020

Volume A of the preliminary draft practice guide, Improving Enterprise Patching for General IT Systems, is available for public comment. The National

2020 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference: Registration Open

September 1, 2020

2020 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN. The 2020 NICE K12 VIRTUAL Cybersecurity Education Conference takes place

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: Call for Commitments

August 11, 2020

We invite you to join us in observing National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week November 9-14, 2020 2020 Call for Commitments - Open Now Read More The

National Cybersecurity Online Informative References (OLIR) Program: Two Draft NISTIRs Available for Comment

August 4, 2020

Summary: NIST is seeking public comments on two draft NISTIRs for the National Cybersecurity Online Informative References (OLIR) Program. This Program is a

NICE Released the Summer 2020 eNewsletter

July 27, 2020

The Summer 2020 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the

CyberSeek™ Data Confirms the Ever-Present Need to Expand Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline

July 16, 2020

Cybersecurity professionals remain in high demand by employers across the United States and in virtually every industry, according to new data published this

NICE Releases Draft Revision of the NICE Framework

July 15, 2020

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-181 Revision 1, Workforce Framework for

NICE Releases Draft Revisions to the NICE Framework

July 15, 2020

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released a draft revision to NIST Special Publication 800-181, the Workforce Framework for

Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): Second Public Draft of NISTIR 8286 Available for Comment

July 9, 2020

All enterprises should ensure cybersecurity risk gets the appropriate attention within their enterprise risk management (ERM) programs, which address all types

2020 NICE Conference and Expo Goes Virtual

June 29, 2020

Florida International University and New America have decided to reformat the NICE Conference and Expo to a virtual platform. This decision is an innovative

iKeepSafe has announced a change to a virtual format for 2020 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

June 23, 2020

6th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Presentations: Open April 1 – June 30, 2020 In an effort to be mindful of health concerns

Call for Comments on Digital Identity Guidelines

June 8, 2020

NIST has issued a Call for Comments on the four-volume set of Digital Identity Guideline documents, including: Special Publication (SP) 800-63-3 Digital

Security for IoT Device Manufacturers: NIST Publishes NISTIRs 8259 and 8259A

June 1, 2020

Some cybersecurity best practices and guidance for Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers are now available from NIST’s Cybersecurity for IoT Program

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NIST Seeks Public Input on Use of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services

May 27, 2020

Agency plans guidance to strengthen cybersecurity of related tech in response to White House order.

NICE Released the Spring 2020 eNewsletter

May 6, 2020

The Spring 2020 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the

Notice of Funding Opportunity: K12 Cybersecurity Outreach Program

April 6, 2020

Notice of Funding Opportunity NIST is pleased to announce funding on behalf of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) for the NICE K12

IoT Device Characterization: Draft NIST White Paper on "Methodology for Characterizing Network Behavior of Internet of Things Devices"

April 1, 2020

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is requesting feedback on a Draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, Methodology for Characterizing Network

Now Open: NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference 2020 Call for Presentations

April 1, 2020

6th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Presentations: Open April 1 – June 30, 2020 The 2020 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

Now Open: NICE Conference 2020 Call for Presentations

March 25, 2020

11th ANNUAL NICE CONFERENCE AND EXPO Call for Presentations: Open March 24 – May 31, 2020 The 2020 NICE Conference program committee is seeking timely, topical

Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise: NIST Seeks Comments on Draft SP 800-124 Revision 2

March 24, 2020

Today mobile devices are ubiquitous, and they are often used to access enterprise networks and systems to process sensitive data. Draft NIST Special Publication

Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): Draft NISTIR 8286 Available for Comment

March 19, 2020

All enterprises should ensure cybersecurity risk gets the appropriate attention within their enterprise risk management (ERM) programs, which address all types

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Transcriptomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive