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Understanding Cybersecurity Career Paths

October 19, 2023

Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw The pathways to – and through – a career in cybersecurity are truly innumerable, beginning with

Newly Launched! The Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Program

October 18, 2023

Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw The NICE Community Coordinating Council’s Promote Career Discovery Working Group is pleased to

September 2023 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

October 18, 2023

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap In case you missed last month's meeting, the minutes from the September 26, 2023, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting

NIST Invites Public Comments on SP 800-53 Controls and Plans Patch Release 5.1.1

October 17, 2023

NIST is issuing one new proposed control and two control enhancements with corresponding assessment procedures for an expedited 2-week public comment period for

New Data on the Cybersecurity Workforce And Today’s #CyberCareer Week Activities

October 17, 2023

Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw NEW! Cybersecurity Talent Supply and Demand Data CyberSeek, a free online tool that can help

Cybersecurity Career Week is Here!

October 16, 2023

Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw Today marks the start of Cybersecurity Career Week, an effort to promote the discovery of

NIST Publishes NIST IR 8473, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure

October 16, 2023

The NIST NCCoE has published the final version of NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8473, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast

Maryland workforce offerings on interactive map

New Interactive Map Details MEP National Network Workforce Programs, Services and Trainings

October 12, 2023

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

NIST Director Locascio Led Successful Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Taiwan

October 12, 2023

The delegation included 13 U.S. cybersecurity companies.

Log Management Planning Guide: Draft SP 800-92r1 Available for Comment

October 11, 2023

NIST has released the initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-92r1 (Revision 1), Cybersecurity Log Management Planning Guide, for public comment

Call for Proposals Now Open for #NICECyberCon24!

October 10, 2023

Call for Proposals for the 2024 NICE Conference and Expo is now open! The NICE Conference Planning Committee is seeking timely, topical, and thought-provoking

The FLEX Program is Tech Transfer Training in Action

October 10, 2023

Technology transfer is not a theoretical exercise. It is a real-world topic, dealing with the application of federal scientific and engineering research to real

Twisted Science: NIST Researchers Find a New Quantum Ruler to Explore Exotic Matter

October 5, 2023

A single-atom-thick sheet of carbon known as graphene has remarkable properties on its own, but things can get even more interesting when you stack up multiple

Spotlight: Using Robots to Assess Photovoltaic Cells

October 4, 2023

How can we make photovoltaic cells (such as those used for solar panels) work more efficiently, even in diffuse or indirect light?

Build Your Calendar of Activities for Cybersecurity Career Week

October 4, 2023

TWO WEEKS AWAY! Cybersecurity Career Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccw Cybersecurity Career Week is a campaign to promote the discovery of

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Spotlight: Paving the Way With Recycled Plastics in the State of Hawai‘i

October 3, 2023

In the state of Hawai‘i, our collaborators are building asphalt roads with recycled plastics. It’s part of a sustainable transportation initiative. NIST is

NIST Researchers Develop a Breakthrough COVID-19 Detection Technology

October 2, 2023

“Only connect” is the most famous line in the British novelist E. M. Forster’s writings. Forster was urging the readers of his book Howard’s End to make

Measuring Up: NIST’s Missile Defense Transfer Radiometer

September 29, 2023

If you’re undergoing a missile attack and that missile is above the atmosphere, the best place to destroy it is while it’s still in space. To do that, you need

Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security: NIST Publishes SP 800-82, Revision 3

September 28, 2023

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-82r3 (Revision 3), Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security, which provides guidance on how to improve the

2023 NIST Internship Reflections

September 28, 2023

During the summer of 2023, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM) hosted four undergraduate students who were

What is the true meaning of a “scale division” (d) versus a “verification scale division” (e)

September 28, 2023

Introduction If you are a state weights and measures official, scale manufacturer, or any other stakeholder dealing with scales used for commercial transactions

A close-up of a virus particle shows spikes protruding from the particle's surface and blobby sugars that cling to the spikes.

New NIST Method Can Better Identify Sneaky Sugars on Viruses’ Spiky Weapons

September 28, 2023

A better picture of the sugars can increase our understanding of how humans get infected by the virus behind COVID-19 and other pathogens.

Now Accepting Submissions for the FISSEA Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Contest and Innovator of the Year Award

September 28, 2023

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2024 at 11:59pm ET Do you have great cybersecurity awareness and training program content and delivery methods that are used for

NIST Publishes Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security

September 28, 2023

The impact of cybersecurity breaches on infrastructure control system owners/operators is more significant and visible than ever before. Whether you work for an

NIST SP2200-03: An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle Fueling

September 28, 2023

As part of NIST OWM's Special Publication 2200 series on Legal Metrology, NIST SP 2200-03 An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle

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