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NIST to Take Part in US-UK Partnership to Advance Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Via Prize Challenges

December 9, 2021

The US and United Kingdom (UK) will collaborate on bilateral innovation prize challenges to advance privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). These technologies...

Roadmap for K12 Cybersecurity Education

December 7, 2021

NATIONAL K12 CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION ROADMAP NICE Community Coordinating Council is pleased to announce the National K12 Cybersecurity Education Roadmap...

Combination Frequency Differencing: Draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper

December 6, 2021

A draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, Combination Frequency Differencing, is now available for public comment. Combinatorial coverage measures have been...

Upcoming Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Webinar on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives

December 1, 2021

Impactful Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives for the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Webinar January 25, 2022 | 1:30-3:00 PM EST...

NIST Updates IoT Cybersecurity Guidance and Accompanying Catalog

November 29, 2021

NIST has released final IoT-specific guidance to federal organizations to support extending their risk management process to the inclusion of IoT devices in...

Enterprise Patch Management: Draft Publications Available for Comment

November 17, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released two draft publications on enterprise patch management for public comment. Patching is a...

Updates and Expansion of Resources on CyberSeek.org

November 16, 2021

CyberSeek™ Expands Resources on Careers, Credentials and Training as the Need for Cybersecurity Professionals Grows Across the US Today at the at the NICE...

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: NISTIR 8286A

November 12, 2021

NISTIR 8286A, Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management, provides an in-depth discussion of the concepts introduced in NISTIR...

Spotlight: Solving a Pressing Puzzle With Cryptography Pro Angela Robinson

November 9, 2021

In some ways, NIST’s Angela Robinson is a born cryptographer; it just took her a while to realize it. From elementary school onward, Angela felt fascinated by...

NIST, North American Electric Reliability Corporation Publish Guide for Bulk Electric System's Cybersecurity

November 1, 2021

In 2020, NIST and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) mapped the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to NERC's Critical Infrastructure...

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NIST Seeks Public Input on Consumer Software Labeling for Cybersecurity

November 1, 2021

In an effort to improve consumers’ ability to make informed decisions about software they purchase, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

NIST Offers Guidelines for Securing Distributed Energy Resources and Proposes Research

November 1, 2021

In October 2021, NIST published Distributed Energy Resource Security: Potential Guidelines and Research Topics. This NIST Tech Note addresses an effort to...

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Recap

October 28, 2021

THANK YOU FOR MAKING NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CAREER AWARENESS WEEK A SUCCESS! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication during the week-long campaign and...

Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices: Second Draft SP 800-161 Rev. 1 Available for Comment

October 28, 2021

NIST has just released the second public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-161 Revision 1, Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems...

Hardware-Enabled Security and Trusted Cloud: Draft Reports Available for Comment

October 27, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released three new draft reports on hardware-enabled security and trusted cloud for public comment...

Share Your #CyberCareerWeek Stories

October 22, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Happy Friday and Day 5 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! The celebration isn’t over yet! It’s not too...

Recruit a Veteran for Cybersecurity

October 21, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Welcome to Day 4 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Military Veterans are well positioned to transition...

NIST Draft Publication Addresses Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities

October 21, 2021

As part of the federal government’s effort to improve access to voting, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft...

A Borderless Effort: Growing the Cybersecurity Workforce

October 20, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 It’s day 3 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Today we highlight international efforts to build the...

AI Risk Management Framework Workshop Attracts 800+

October 20, 2021

More than 800 participants joined the first day of NIST’s workshop to help develop an AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Registration for the remainder of...

Variety is the Spice of Cybersecurity Life

October 19, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Happy Day 2 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Did you know that there are over 50 Work Roles in...

Happy Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

October 18, 2021

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is here! Several activities are happening throughout the week! Please visit nist.gov/nice/nccaw for additional information...

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Spotlight: See Beyond the Stereotype With Danielle Santos and Consider a Cyber Career

October 18, 2021

Imagine a cybersecurity job. Do you see a defense-minded code writer huddled over a glowing screen? A technician in a cold room surrounded by racks of servers...

Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions: Draft SP 800-108 Revision 1 Available for Comment

October 18, 2021

Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-108 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions, is now available for public comment. The...

NIST’s AI “Secret Sauce” Explained in Podcast

October 15, 2021

“Learn what makes NIST's 'secret sauce' for impactful work” in AI. That’s how the “In AI We Trust” podcast series characterized a recent podcast discussion with...

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