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NIST has released the following Draft NIST Special Publications (the SP 800-140x “subseries”) for public comment. They directly support Federal
DRAFT3 of USGv6 Revision 1 Specifications Available for Public Comment The first version of the of the USGv6 standards profile was published in 2008 and the
NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5, Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General.
This document provides
NIST announces the publication of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process
Consumer IoT products are rapidly growing in popularity because these devices can make basic tasks, like adjusting the thermostat or turning on exterior home
An Implementation Guide for the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level has been developed for manufacturers managing cybersecurity
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an optical system that accurately measures the flow of extraordinarily
The Fall 2019 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the National
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to unveil a
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-23, Energy Sector Asset Management, for public
NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture, which discusses the core logical components that make up a zero trust
The NIST Genome Editing Consortium seeks feedback on terms and definitions specific to genome editing. The purpose of this project is to encourage the use of a
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science
Scientists have demonstrated a way for police to quickly and safely test whether a baggie or other package contains illegal drugs without having to handle any
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-24, Securing Picture Archiving and Communication
JILA physicists have demonstrated a novel atomic clock design that combines near-continuous operation with strong signals and high stability, features not
Get Involved in National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week, brought to you by the National Initiative for
2019 NICE Conference & Expo November 18 - 20, 2019 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, AZ We are excited to share with you this year's agenda! Click the image
Science stinks.
So thought Megan Harries as she measured drops of putrescine and cadaverine — the chemicals that give decomposing corpses their distinctive
NIST seeks comments on the Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (“Preliminary Draft”
Protecting our privacy while keeping the digital wheels of society turning may feel mutually exclusive at times, but a new tool from the National Institute of
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) i s excited to announce two Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) documents have been
This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and those
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of sensor that uses atoms to receive commonly used