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Information Technology Laboratory

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Assessing Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) Programs: NIST Releases Draft SP 800-137A for Comment

January 13, 2020

Federal agencies, under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars and memoranda

NICE Released the Winter 2019-20 eNewsletter

January 9, 2020

The Winter 2019-20 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the

NIST Releases Second Draft of NISTIR 8259, "Recommendations for IoT Device Manufacturers"

January 7, 2020

An incredible variety and volume of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are being produced. Manufacturers can help their customers by improving how securable the

NIST Study Evaluates Effects of Race, Age, Sex on Face Recognition Software

December 19, 2019

How accurately do face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background? According to a new study by the National Institute

Grid showing six fingerprints in different false colors.

NIST Releases Data to Help Measure Accuracy of Biometric Identification

December 12, 2019

New biometric research data — ranging from fingerprints to facial photographs and iris scans — is now available from the National Institute of Standards and

Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes: Draft NIST SP 800-208 Available for Comment

December 11, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-208, Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes. All of the digital signature

NIST Releases SP 800-160 Vol. 2: Developing Cyber Resilient Systems – A Systems Security Engineering Approach

November 27, 2019

The United States continues to have complete dependence on information technology deployed in critical systems and applications in both the public and private

Automation Support for Security Control Assessments—Software Vulnerability Management: Draft NISTIR 8011, Vol. 4 Available for Comment

November 20, 2019

When known software vulnerabilities are unmanaged, uncorrected, or undetected, attack vectors are left open to exploit the software. As a result, vulnerable

NIST Seeking Input on Updates to NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework

November 19, 2019

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is planning to update the NICE

Stem Cells and AI: Better Together

November 18, 2019

One day in the future when you need medical care, someone will examine you, diagnose the problem, remove some of your body’s healthy cells, and then use them to

A man facing six computer screens sees six different sets of search results, with each listed item color-coded.

To Measure Bias in Data, NIST Initiates ‘Fair Ranking’ Research Effort

November 14, 2019

A new research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) aims to address a pervasive issue in our data-driven society: a lack of

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here!

November 12, 2019

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here! #cybercareerweek | #mycyberjob nist.gov/nice/nccaw National Cybersecurity Career

Towards NIST Standards for Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives—A Preliminary Roadmap: Draft NISTIR 8214A Available for Comment

November 11, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft NISTIR 8214A , Towards NIST Standards for Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives: A Preliminary Roadmap, which presents a

Digital Signatures and Elliptic Curve Cryptography: Request for Comments on Draft FIPS 186-5 and Draft SP 800-186

October 31, 2019

Summary A Federal Register Notice (FRN) announces a Request for Comments on Draft FIPS 186-5 and Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-186. NIST seeks

Gearing Up for National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Federal Resources

October 30, 2019

Gearing Up for National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week November 11-16, 2019 Are you ready for National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

A Taxonomy and Terminology of Adversarial Machine Learning: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8269 for Comment

October 30, 2019

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NISTIR 8269, A Taxonomy and Terminology of Adversarial Machine Learning, for

NIST Final ‘Big Data’ Framework Will Help Make Sense of Our Data-Drenched Age

October 29, 2019

To improve approaches for analyzing very large quantities of data, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have

Resilient Interdomain Traffic Exchange: NIST Releases Second Public Draft of SP 800-189

October 17, 2019

In recent years, numerous routing control plane anomalies such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), prefix hijacking, and route leaks have resulted in denial of

Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems: NIST Updates Special Publication 800-128

October 15, 2019

NIST announces an update of Special Publication (SP) 800-128 , Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems, which provides

NICE K12 Conference Agenda Now Live - Check out the Speaker Line Up!

October 10, 2019

We’re thrilled to announce that the agenda is live for the 2019 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference. Click through the agenda to view all of the

Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) Validation Authority Updates: Draft NIST SP 800-140x Subseries Available for Comment

October 9, 2019

Summary NIST has released the following Draft NIST Special Publications (the SP 800-140x “subseries”) for public comment. They directly support Federal

Recommendation for Key Management, Part 1 – General: Draft NIST SP 800-57 Part 1, Revision 5 Available for Comment

October 8, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5, Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General. This document provides

NIST Publishes NISTIR 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process

October 7, 2019

NIST announces the publication of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process

Security Review of Consumer Home IoT Products: Draft NISTIR 8267 Open for Public Comment

October 1, 2019

Consumer IoT products are rapidly growing in popularity because these devices can make basic tasks, like adjusting the thermostat or turning on exterior home

Cybersecurity Framework Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level Example Implementations Guide Released

September 30, 2019

An Implementation Guide for the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level has been developed for manufacturers managing cybersecurity

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