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Candidate Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms Publicly Available

December 28, 2017

NIST posted Round 1 of comments on the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization process. The 69 submissions are candidate quantum-resistant cryptographic...

NIST Releases "Guide to LTE Security" Special Publication

December 21, 2017

NIST releases Guide to LTE Security (NIST SP 800-187) , a report that provides information to organizations about the security capabilities of cellular networks...

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NIST 2017 Awards Recognize Staff for Outstanding Performance

December 19, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) this week recognized more than 150 staff members for...

The Pew Charitable Trusts Releases Improving Patient Care through Safe Health IT

December 18, 2017

The Pew Charitable Trusts releases Improving Patient Care through Safe Health IT, a report that explains how the usability of an electronic health record...

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New NIST Spectrometer Measures Single Photons with Great Precision

December 18, 2017

Future communications networks that are less vulnerable to hacking could be closer to reality with an invention that measures the properties of single-photon...

NIST Releases "The Text Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (TRAIT)"

December 15, 2017

NIST releases The Text Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (TRAIT) (NISTIR 8199) , a report that describes how a dataset called the Text Recognition...

NIST Releases "Trustworthy Email" Special Publication

December 15, 2017

The report provides recommendations for state-of-the art email security technologies to detect and prevent phishing and other malicious email messages.

NIST Releases "Certification of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 968f: Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Frozen Human Serum" Special Publication

December 14, 2017

NIST releases Certification of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 968f: Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Frozen Human Serum (NIST SP 260-188) . This publication is...

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Atomic Blasting Creates New Devices to Measure Nanoparticles

December 14, 2017

Like sandblasting at the nanometer scale, focused beams of ions ablate hard materials to form intricate three-dimensional patterns. The beams can create tiny...

NIST 2017 Awards Recognize ITL Staff for Outstanding Performance

December 13, 2017

At the 45th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony, 16 ITL employees were recognized for their service to the country. The ceremony was held Dec. 13, 2017, concurrently...

New NIST Forensic Tests Help Ensure High-Quality Copies of Digital Evidence

December 12, 2017

Data found on a suspect’s computer, cell phone or tablet can prove to be crucial evidence in a legal case. A new set of software tools developed at the National...

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...

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Scientists Channel Graphene to Understand Filtration and Ion Transport into Cells

December 8, 2017

Tiny pores at a cell’s entryway act as miniature bouncers, letting in some electrically charged atoms—ions—but blocking others. Operating as exquisitely...

Update to Cybersecurity Framework

December 5, 2017

NIST published the second draft of the proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity . This second draft update aims to...

The Community Resilience Panel Transitions to a Workshop Format

December 4, 2017

Note: Several recent media reports have inaccurately described NIST’s decision to conclude the Panel’s efforts and transition to a workshop format to achieve...

NIST Releases 2016 Annual Report on NIST/ITL Cybersecurity Program

December 1, 2017

Highlights the resarch agenda and activities of ITL's cybersecurity program

NIST’s NeXT Trick Will Fill Your Eyes With That Double Vision

November 30, 2017

Superman’s X-ray vision has nothing on Jake LaManna’s. For the past couple of years, LaManna, an engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

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Quantum Simulators Wield Control Over More Than 50 Qubits

November 29, 2017

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—Two independent teams of scientists, including one from the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI, University of Maryland/NIST), have used more than 50...

New Cybersecurity Resource Created for Manufacturers

November 29, 2017

NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is pleased to announce the publication of NIST Handbook 162 "NIST MEP Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Handbook For...

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 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.

NIST Finds Many Protective Glasses Do Not Meet Specs for Shielding Light from Ultrafast Lasers

November 28, 2017

High-power, ultrafast pulsed lasers increasingly supply light for biomedical applications and imaging, materials processing, industrial micromachining and more...

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Microwave-Based Test Method Can Help Keep 3-D Chip Designers’ Eyes Open

November 28, 2017

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a new approach to testing multilayered, three-dimensional computer chips...

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Need Help Securing Unclassified Government Info? NIST Has an Early Holiday Gift

November 28, 2017

It’s crunch time for government contractors. They only have until Dec. 31, 2017, to demonstrate they are providing appropriate cybersecurity for a class of...

NIST MEP Awards Funding to Help Manufacturers in Florida and Puerto Rico Recover from Hurricanes

November 27, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and...

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