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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A woman (Danielle Santos) stands at a podium holding a microphone and gesturing with her other hand.

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...

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...

NIST Held Webinar on Progress and Next Steps in Carrying Out Executive Order 14028

October 15, 2021

NIST's October 14, 2021 progress update webinar on work it is carrying out under the President’s Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity...

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...

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Next Week!

October 13, 2021

#Cybercareerweek | #mycyberjob October 18-23, 2021 The countdown begins! We’re only one week away from Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week. Here are some...

Register to Attend an Event During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

October 5, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek Register today for a Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week partner event. Special events are available in a variety of formats...

Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Draft Update Available for Comment

September 30, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new draft document, NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-218, Secure Software Development...

NIST Publishes 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

September 30, 2021

NIST just released Special Publication (SP) 800-214, 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report, which details the Information Technology Laboratory...

Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh: Draft SP 800-204C is Available for Comment

September 29, 2021

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-204C, " Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh ", is now available for...

New NIST White Paper | Benefits of an Updated Mapping between the NIST CSF and the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards

September 29, 2021

Cybersecurity poses a major challenge for organizations in the electricity sector. There are a variety of standards and resources that organizations are either...

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Information Technology Laboratory

News and Updates

NIST Offers Guidelines for Securing Distributed Energy Resources and Proposes Research

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

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Recap

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

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

Share Your #CyberCareerWeek Stories

Recruit a Veteran for Cybersecurity

NIST Draft Publication Addresses Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities

AI Risk Management Framework Workshop Attracts 800+

A Borderless Effort: Growing the Cybersecurity Workforce

Variety is the Spice of Cybersecurity Life

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

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

Happy Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

NIST Held Webinar on Progress and Next Steps in Carrying Out Executive Order 14028

NIST’s AI “Secret Sauce” Explained in Podcast

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Next Week!

Register to Attend an Event During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Draft Update Available for Comment

NIST Publishes 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh: Draft SP 800-204C is Available for Comment

New NIST White Paper | Benefits of an Updated Mapping between the NIST CSF and the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards

New Online Tool to Improve Stakeholder Engagement with SP 800-53

Week-Long Events During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

Fall 2021 NICE eNewsletter Available

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Artificial intelligence
-Agentic AI
-AI measurement and evaluation
-Autonomous systems
--Automated vehicles
--Autonomous laboratories
-Applied AI
-Fundamental AI
-Hardware for AI
-Machine learning
-Trustworthy and responsible AI
Biotechnology
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
Buildings and construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building retrofit
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic science
-Digital evidence
-Evidential statistics
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Forensic quality assurance
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity and privacy
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Digital twins
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Library and information science
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige framework and criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
--Functional recovery
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive