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Information Technology Laboratory

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ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases Domain Name System-Based Electronic Mail Security (NIST SP 1800-6)

January 16, 2018

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence releases Domain Name System-Based Electronic Mail Security (NIST SP 1800-6), a guide that contains a set of...

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases a Draft Project Description, Energy Sector Asset Management

January 16, 2018

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence releases a draft project description, Energy Sector Asset Management , to enhance the energy sector’s asset...

Recognizing New Cybersecurity Scholarship Efforts

January 10, 2018

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has introduced for the first time, the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Hall of Fame. The SFS Hall of Fame...

NICE Framework Work Role Capability Indicators

December 8, 2017

Establishing capability indicators that can help organizations build formal qualification requirements for each NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework work role...

ITL's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Announces New Data Integrity Project

November 28, 2017

NCCoE is proposing a project that could help organizations detect and respond to data integrity events across multiple industries.

ITL's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Announces New Data Integrity Project

November 28, 2017

NCCoE is proposing a project that could help organizations identify and protect their assets from data integrity attacks across multiple industries.

ITL's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System

November 14, 2017

NCCoE's latest draft on Picture Archiving and Communication System ecosystem in Healthcare Devlivery Organizations.

NICE Kicks Off the First Annual National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

November 13, 2017 - November 18, 2017

On Monday, November 13, 2017, the First Annual National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week began with a kick-off event at the National Cybersecurity Center of...

New CyberSeek Features

November 7, 2017

CyberSeek A free cybersecurity workforce and career resource. CyberSeek.org Several new features have been added to CyberSeek to provide greater...

NICE Announces the First Annual National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

October 3, 2017

We invite you to join us in observing the First Annual National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week November 13-18, 2017 The National Cybersecurity Career...

NICE Released the Fall 2017 eNewsletter

September 25, 2017

The Fall 2017 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the National...

Full Agenda Announced for the NICE Conference & Expo

August 23, 2017

We are pleased to announce that the full agenda for the NICE Conference & Expo has been announced! Join us for the 8th Annual NICE Conference on November 7-8...

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NIST Crafts Next-Generation Safeguards for Information Systems and the Internet of Things

August 15, 2017

Information systems—from communications platforms to internet-connected devices—require both security and privacy safeguards to work successfully and protect...

NIST Publishes NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework: Categorizing and Describing Cybersecurity Work for the Nation

August 7, 2017

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce...

NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference: Registration Open Now!

August 4, 2017

Join us at the NICE K-12 Cybersecurity Education Conference! This year, the conference will take place December 4-5, 2017 at the Omni Nashville Hotel in...

Cybersecurity Caucus Addresses the Talent Gap

July 18, 2017

The co-chairs of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus hosted a roundtable event on Building a Better Cybersecurity Workforce on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The...

Regional Commission Learns about Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Efforts

July 13, 2017

On July 13, 2017, Davina Pruitt-Mentle provided a briefing to the Northern Virginia Regional Commission on NIST’s efforts with the National Initiative for...

NIST Seeks Comments on Growing, Sustaining the Nation’s Cybersecurity Workforce

July 10, 2017

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking Information, ideas, and views...

Supporting Cybersecurity at Community Colleges

June 30, 2017

The Community College Cybersecurity Summit held at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland was supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity...

NICE released the sixth edition of its quarterly eNewsletter

June 28, 2017

The Summer 2017 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to NICE...

Government Matters TV Highlights Cybersecurity Workforce Efforts at NIST

June 26, 2017

The Government Matters TV show that aired on NewsChannel 8 featured NICE Director, Rodney Petersen, who spoke about the National Initiative for Cybersecurity...

Building Robust Cybersecurity Teams

June 24, 2017

Marian Merritt, the NICE Lead for Industry Engagement, recently spoke on a panel at the California Cyber Innovation Challenge, a regional Cyber Patriot...

NICE Conference & Expo: Registration Open Now!

June 21, 2017

Join us at the NICE Conference & Expo! This 8 th annual NICE conference will take place November 7-8, 2017 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio....

Role-based Training to Build the Cybersecurity Workforce

June 20, 2017

On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, Clarence Williams, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Lead for Government Engagement, participated in the...

Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce

June 15, 2017

The President issued an Executive Order to strengthen federal networks and critical infrastructure cybersecurity on May 11, 2017. In part, the order states that...

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