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Information Technology Laboratory

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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...

NICE Released the Fall 2019 eNewsletter

September 25, 2019

The Fall 2019 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the National...

Zero Trust Architecture: Draft NIST SP 800-207 Available for Comment

September 23, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture, which discusses the core logical components that make up a zero trust...

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide--Energy Sector Asset Management

September 23, 2019

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-23, Energy Sector Asset Management, for public...

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide--Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)

September 16, 2019

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-24, Securing Picture Archiving and Communication...

Get Involved in National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

September 12, 2019

Get Involved in National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week, brought to you by the National Initiative for...

2019 NICE Conference Agenda Is Now Available

September 11, 2019

2019 NICE Conference & Expo November 18 - 20, 2019 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, AZ We are excited to share with you this year's agenda! Click the image...

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NIST Requests Comments on Draft Privacy Framework

September 9, 2019

Protecting our privacy while keeping the digital wheels of society turning may feel mutually exclusive at times, but a new tool from the National Institute of...

Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework

September 9, 2019

NIST seeks comments on the Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (“Preliminary Draft”...

Cyber Resiliency Engineering: Final Public Draft of NIST SP 800-160 Volume 2 Available for Comment

September 4, 2019

The goal of the NIST Systems Security Engineering initiative is to address security, safety, and resiliency issues from a stakeholder requirements and...

Lightweight Cryptography (LWC) Standardization: Round 2 Candidates Announced

August 30, 2019

NIST would like to announce the 32 candidates that will be moving on to the 2nd round of the NIST LWC Standardization Process. The second-round candidates of...

Guidelines for the Selection, Configuration, and Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementations: NIST SP 800-52 Rev. 2

August 29, 2019

Given the nature of interconnected networks and the use of the internet to share information, the protection of sensitive data can become difficult if proper...

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