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NOW OPEN: Early Bird Registration for the 2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

September 9, 2025

2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference December 8 - 9, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee The 2025 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will take...

New NIST NCCoE Mobile Drivers Licenses Project Resources Now Available!

September 4, 2025

The NIST NCCoE is excited to announce and accept comments on three new draft publications under its Mobile Driver Licenses (mDL) Project. These releases include...

Random Number Generation Using DRBGs | Pre-Draft Call for Comments on SP 800-90A

September 4, 2025

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90Ar1 (Revision 1), Recommendation for Random Number Generation Using Deterministic Random Bit Generators (DRBGs), provides...

Final Publication Available: NIST IR 8523, Multi-Factor Authentication for Criminal Justice Information Systems

September 3, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the final version of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8523, Multi-Factor Authentication...

NIST Publishes Report on Digital Product Cybersecurity Education and Awareness for Design-A-Thon Event

September 3, 2025

NIST has published Internal Report (IR) 8558, Report on the Design-A-Thon: Designing Effective and Accessible Approaches for Digital Product Cybersecurity...

Final NIST IR 8349 Released: Characterize & Secure Your IoT Devices

August 28, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the final version of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8349, Methodology for Characterizing...

Spark Your Future: Join Cybersecurity Career Week 2025

August 28, 2025

MAKE A COMMITMENT! Get ready for Cybersecurity Career Week! This nationwide campaign celebrates the people and pathways that make our digital world safer...

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NIST Revises Security and Privacy Control Catalog to Improve Software Update and Patch Releases

August 27, 2025

The catalog revision is part of NIST’s response to a recent executive order on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity.

NIST SP 1331 ipd - Quick-Start Guide for Using CSF 2.0 to Improve Management of Emerging Cybersecurity Risks

August 21, 2025

This initial public draft highlights the topic of emerging cybersecurity risks and explains how organizations can improve their ability to address such risks...

We Want Your Feedback! Developing a Transit Cybersecurity Framework Community Profile

August 20, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 51, Developing a Transit Cybersecurity...

Small Business Primer for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI): NIST SP 800-171r3

August 18, 2025

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171r3 (revision 3), Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Nonfederal Systems, is a set of recommended...

NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

August 18, 2025

Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud.

NIST Releases Control Overlays for Securing AI Systems Concept Paper

August 14, 2025

NIST has released a concept paper and proposed action plan for developing a series of NIST SP 800-53 Control Overlays for Securing AI Systems, as well as a...

NIST Finalizes ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard to Protect Small Devices

August 13, 2025

Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics.

Comment Now! NIST Internal Report 8536, Supply Chain Traceability: Manufacturing Meta-Framework (Second Public Draft)

July 31, 2025

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a second public draft of NIST Internal Report 8536, Supply Chain Traceability...

Register Now for the FISSEA Fall Forum

July 31, 2025

FISSEA Fall Forum: September 30, 2025 Now Accepting Speaker Submissions! Priority Consideration Given to Proposals Received by August 30 th at 11:59pm ET FISSEA...

NIST Consortium and Draft Guidelines Aim to Improve Security in Software Development

July 30, 2025

NIST is soliciting comments from the public on the draft until Sept. 12, and the agency is planning a virtual event to showcase the project and gather feedback...

NIST Proposes to Update SP 800-56A and Revise SP 800-56C

July 29, 2025

In December 2024, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review of the following Special Publications (SP): NIST SP 800-56Ar3, Recommendation for...

Comment Now! NIST IR 8374, Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Community Profile

July 28, 2025

Earlier this year, the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence published an initial public draft of NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) 8374 Revision 1...

Unlock New Career Possibilities this October 2025

July 28, 2025

Explore. Connect. Launch Your Future. The cybersecurity workforce isn’t just coders and hackers - it’s a growing field with something for everyone! Whether you...

Remarks at the 8th annual Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference, Richmond, Virginia

July 25, 2025

This has been such a wonderful conference and opportunity for me to learn about the fantastic opportunities available to students and educators in Virginia. I...

Draft SP 800-53 Controls on Secure and Reliable Patches Available for Comment

July 22, 2025

NIST has issued draft updates to Special Publication (SP) 800-53 to provide additional guidance on how to securely and reliably deploy patches and updates in...

Draft SP 800-53 Controls on Secure and Reliable Patches Available for Comment

July 22, 2025

NIST has issued draft updates to Special Publication (SP) 800-53 to provide additional guidance on how to securely and reliably deploy patches and updates in...

Guidelines for Media Sanitization | Draft SP 800-88r2 Available for Public Comment

July 21, 2025

The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-88r2 (Revision 2), Guidelines for Media Sanitization, is now available for public comment...

Considerations for Achieving Crypto Agility | Second Public Draft Available for Comment

July 18, 2025

Advances in computing capabilities, cryptographic research, and cryptanalytic techniques necessitate the replacement of cryptographic algorithms that no longer...

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