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Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3: NIST 1800-37A Preliminary Draft

May 12, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) invites you to share your feedback on the preliminary draft of NIST Special Publication 1800-37 Volume A...

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

May 11, 2023

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

Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations

May 10, 2023

The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and...

NIST Revises SP 800-171 Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

May 10, 2023

Draft Revision 3 aligns the publication’s language with NIST’s 800-53 catalog of cybersecurity safeguards.

Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption: NIST IR 8450 Draft is Available for Public Comment

May 9, 2023

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption, is now available for public review and comment...

NIST Updates FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

May 9, 2023

Today, NIST has published an update of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This update makes no...

NIST Partners with NSF on New Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS)

May 4, 2023

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new institute, led by the University of Maryland, which aims to transform the practice of AI from one...

Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B–E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management

May 3, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published Draft NIST SP 1800-36, Vols. B –E, Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer...

Decision to Revise NIST SP 800-38A, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods and Techniques

April 28, 2023

In May 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for the following two publications: NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38A...

NICE K12 Education Conference: Call for Speakers Now Open!

April 27, 2023

CALL FOR PROPOSALS NOW OPEN! DESIGNING K12 LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO BUILD A DIVERSE AND SKILLED CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education...

NIST Releases Draft NIST IR 8460: State Machine Replication and Consensus with Byzantine Adversaries

April 26, 2023

Most applications on the internet are run by centralized service providers that are a single point of failure: if the provider crashes or is malicious, users...

Implementing Data Classification Practices: Draft NIST SP 1800-39A Available for Comment

April 25, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a preliminary draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-39A, Implementing Data...

Update on the Revision of NIST SP 800-66, Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule

April 25, 2023

NIST to Finalize Special Publication (SP) 800-66 Revision 2 and Collaborate on Resources for Small, Regulated Entities For the past 18+ months NIST, in...

Feedback Appreciated | NIST CSF 2.0 Core - Discussion Draft

April 24, 2023

NIST is updating the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) which is widely used to help organizations better understand, manage, reduce, and communicate cybersecurity...

Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography: NIST SP 1800-38A Preliminary Draft Available for Comment

April 24, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published for comment Preliminary Draft NIST SP 1800-38A, Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography...

Comments Requested on Proposed Updates to NICE Framework Work Role Categories and Work Roles

April 18, 2023

CALL FOR COMMENTS In our continuing effort to improve the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) as a fundamental reference resource, the...

A Zero Trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi-Location Environments: NIST SP 800-207A Available for Comment

April 18, 2023

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-207A, A Zero Trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi...

Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series: NIST Interagency Report 8427

April 14, 2023

NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8427, Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series, is now available. This report supports the NIST Special...

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