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Register for the FISSEA Fall Forum: September 17, 2024

September 3, 2024

View the Agenda and Register Here On behalf of the FISSEA Planning Committee, we truly thank you for your continued support with FISSEA and look forward to...

Gearing Up for Cybersecurity Career Week: Launch Event on Capitol Hill

August 29, 2024

Gearing Up for Cybersecurity Career Week: Launch Event on Capitol Hill Join the House and Senate Cybersecurity Caucus, NICE, and SANS | GIAC on Thursday...

Make a Commitment to Participate in Cybersecurity Career Week

August 28, 2024

MAKE A COMMITMENT! Cybersecurity Career Week October 14-19, 2024 nist.gov/nice/ccw Cybersecurity Career Week is a campaign to promote the discovery and...

NIST SP 800-63-4: Digital Identity Guidelines | Second Public Draft

August 21, 2024

The rapid proliferation of online services over the past few years has heightened the need for reliable, equitable, secure, and privacy-protective digital...

NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review

August 21, 2024

The guidance aims to ensure security, privacy and accessibility during the identity-proofing process for people accessing government services.

NIST to Revise Special Publication 800-135 Rev. 1 | Recommendation for Existing Application-Specific Key Derivation Functions

August 20, 2024

In July 2023, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-135 Revision 1, Recommendation for...

Applying 5G Cybersecurity and Privacy Capabilities | New White Paper Series

August 15, 2024

5G technology for broadband cellular networks will significantly improve how humans and machines communicate, operate, and interact in the physical and virtual...

Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain | Draft Workshop Summary

August 14, 2024

NIST has released the initial public draft of Interagency Report (IR) 8532, Workshop on Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain...

Mark Your Calendars for Cybersecurity Career Week: October 14-19

August 14, 2024

Time to Start Planning! Cybersecurity Career Week October 14-19, 2024 nist.gov/nice/ccw #ChooseCyber Cybersecurity Career Week is a campaign to promote the...

Announcing Approval of Three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for Post-Quantum Cryptography

August 13, 2024

The Secretary of Commerce has approved three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for post-quantum cryptography: FIPS 203, Module-Lattice-Based Key...

NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

August 13, 2024

NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.

Nominate a Teacher for the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

August 5, 2024

The Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, is presented annually to two teachers – one at the elementary or...

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture: SP 800-201

July 30, 2024

The final version of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-201, NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture , is now available. This document addresses the...

NIST Releases SP 800-231, Bugs Framework (BF): Formalizing Cybersecurity Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities

July 30, 2024

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-231, Bugs Framework (BF): Formalizing Cybersecurity Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities, is now available. It presents an overview...

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Department of Commerce Announces New Guidance, Tools 270 Days Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

July 26, 2024

For the first time, Commerce makes public new NIST draft guidance from U.S. AI Safety Institute to help AI developers evaluate and mitigate risks stemming from...

Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models | NIST SP 800-218A

July 26, 2024

Today, NIST is releasing Special Publication (SP) 800-218A, Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models: An SSDF...

Introducing the RMF Small Enterprise Quick Start Guide

July 24, 2024

Today, NIST released the Risk Management Framework (RMF) Small Enterprise Quick Start Guide. The new guide is designed to help small, under-resourced entities...

Service Mesh Proxy Models for Cloud-Native Applications: Draft SP 800-233 Available for Public Comment

July 19, 2024

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-233, Service Mesh Proxy Models for Cloud-Native Applications, is now available for public comment...

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Interfaces, Cryptographic Algorithms, and Key Sizes: NIST Revises SP 800-73 and SP 800-78

July 15, 2024

In January 2022, NIST revised Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201, which establishes standards for the use of Personal Identity Verification (PIV...

Recommendation for Random Bit Generator Constructions: Fourth Public Draft of NIST SP 800-90C Available for Comment

July 3, 2024

NIST has released the fourth public draft (4pd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90C, Recommendation for Random Bit Generator (RBG) Constructions. The NIST...

Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC): Specification of HMAC and Recommendations for Message Authentication | Draft SP 800-224 is Available for Public Comment

June 28, 2024

The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-224, Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC): Specification of HMAC and...

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