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Information Technology Laboratory

Applied Cybersecurity Division

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NCCoE Launches Building Blocks for Access Control and Mobile Devices

February 25, 2014

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has proposed two new building blocks, one to help organizations develop capabilities for attribute...

NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework, Will Seek Comments

October 22, 2013

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released its Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (PDF) to help...

NCCoE Launches New Software Asset Management Building Block

September 23, 2013

REVISED NOV. 15, 2013: The comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. Comments should be submitted to conmon-nccoe [at] nist.gov (conmon-nccoe[at]nist[dot]gov) According to one of the...

National Academies of Science Study: Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Criteria for Decision-Making

September 18, 2013

National Academies of Science Study: Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Criteria for Decision-MakingProfessionalizing the Nation's...

NIST Announces Plan to Sponsor First Cybersecurity FFRDC

April 22, 2013

To help the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) address industry's needs most efficiently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Cybersecurity Center Project to Secure Health Information

February 6, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites organizations to participate in a National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) effort...

Science Nation: Community College Cybersecurity Program Trains 21st Century Workforce

January 28, 2013

Science Nation: Community College Cybersecurity Program Trains 21st Century Workforce Advanced Technological Education program produces skilled workforce for...

New Cybersecurity Center Kicks Off with Workshop

May 29, 2012

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will host a kickoff workshop on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. The workshop's goal is to introduce the center...

NIST Announces Funding to Form Steering Group to Support Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

March 12, 2012

On March 9, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it is soliciting proposals to establish a steering group in support of the...

NIST Report Recommends New Privately Led Steering Group to Drive Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

February 7, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its recommendations for a new, privately led steering group to tackle the complex policy and...

NIST to Fund Pilot Projects that Advance Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

February 1, 2012

WASHINGTON—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a competition to award a total of approximately $10 million for pilot...

Administration Releases Strategy to Protect Online Consumers and Support Innovation and Fact Sheet on National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

April 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration released the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), which seeks to better protect...