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NICE Conference Preliminary Agenda Now Online

April 12, 2023

The preliminary agenda for the 2023 NICE Conference and Expo is now available online. The agenda will be updated regularly and is subject to change. View Agenda

March 2023 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

April 6, 2023

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap Meeting minutes from the March 22, 2023, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting have been published . The meeting included

Security Segmentation in a Small Manufacturing Environment: Cybersecurity White Paper Now Available

April 6, 2023

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Security Segmentation in a Small Manufacturing Environment (NIST Cybersecurity

Announcement of Proposal to Revise NIST SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation: Part 1: Storage Applications

March 31, 2023

In January 2023, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key

Mark Your Calendars for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: October 16-21

March 30, 2023

MARK YOUR CALENDARS Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week October 16-21, 2023 nist.gov/nice/ccaw SAVE THE DATE What is it? Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is

33rd Annual FISSEA Conference | Register today!

March 29, 2023

Register Now for the 33rd Annual FISSEA Conference 33 rd Annual FISSEA Conference May 16, 2023 | 9:00am-4:30pm ET* Herbert C. Hoover Building (Department of

AI Could Set a New Bar for Designing Hurricane-Resistant Buildings

March 29, 2023

Determining the right level of winds to design for is tricky business, but support from artificial intelligence may offer a simple solution.

Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Falling Victim to These 6 Common Pitfalls?

March 20, 2023

NIST research reveals misconceptions that can affect security professionals — and offers solutions.

Save the Date for the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

March 15, 2023

Mark Your Calendars! Attend the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 4-5, 2023 -- the national conference for K12

macOS Configuration Guidance from the mSCP: Draft NIST SP 800-219r1 Available for Comment

March 13, 2023

NIST requests comments on the initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-219r1, Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security

February 2023 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

March 9, 2023

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap Meeting minutes from the February 22, 2023, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting have been published . The meeting

Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations | NIST Draft Available for Comment

March 8, 2023

The initial public draft of NIST AI 100-2 (2003 edition), Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations, is now available

Decision to Revise FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

March 7, 2023

In June 2022, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-4, Secure Hash Standard

Four officials sit at a table signing documents in front of banners for the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Renews Partnerships With State, County

March 7, 2023

Also launched: the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest.

Cybersecurity of Genomic Data: Draft NIST IR 8432 Available for Public Comment

March 3, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic

NICE Conference Early Bird Registration Now Open!

February 27, 2023

Registration Now Open Early bird rates available February 27 – March 19, 2023 Register Today! Early Bird Registration is now open! Take advantage of Early Bird

Hardware Enabled Security: Draft NIST IR 8320D Available for Comment

February 23, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a draft report, NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8320D, Hardware Enabled Security: Hardware

Call for Feedback: NIST IR 8011 Series Adoption

February 22, 2023

NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8011, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments, provides guidance on automating the assessment of controls that can be

Cybersecurity Skills Journal to Publish NICE Framework Special Issue: Submit Your Ideas Now!

February 21, 2023

CYBERSECURITY SKILLS JOURNAL NICE FRAMEWORK SPECIAL ISSUE Have you used the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) to support cybersecurity

NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture: NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-201

February 8, 2023

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-201, NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture, is now available for public comment

Announcement of Proposal to Update NIST SP 800-38E, Using the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices

February 8, 2023

In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38E, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of

NIST Selects ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Algorithms to Protect Small Devices

February 7, 2023

The algorithms are designed to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other small electronics.

Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process: NIST Selects Ascon

February 7, 2023

The NIST Lightweight Cryptography Team has reviewed the finalists based on their submission packages, status updates, third-party security analysis papers, and

High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security: Draft NIST SP 800-223 is Available for Public Comment

February 6, 2023

NIST is requesting public comments on the initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-223, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Security: Architecture

NIST Revises the Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and Publishes a Guideline for Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters

February 3, 2023

Today, NIST is publishing Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-5, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), along with NIST Special Publication (SP) 800

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Materials
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Nanotechnology
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