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National Cyber Security Awareness Month Week 2

October 5, 2018

National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) – observed every October – was created to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safer and...

NIST to Withdraw Three Outdated SP 800 Publications

October 3, 2018

After performing an internal review of some of its older publications, NIST’s Computer Security Division has decided to withdraw three (3) SP 800 publications...

Blockchain Technology Overview: NIST Internal Report 8202 is Now Available

October 3, 2018

NIST announces the publication of NISTIR 8202, Blockchain Technology Overview, a high-level technical publication that examines the history, scope, and...

Agenda Announced - 2018 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

October 2, 2018

The full agenda for the 2018 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference has been announced! Join us for the conference on December 3-4, 2018 at the Grand...

Final Public Draft of SP 800-37 Revision 2, Risk Management Framework, is Available for Comment

October 2, 2018

NIST announces the final public draft Special Publication 800-37, Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations--A System Life...

NCCoE Published its First Draft of the NIST SP 1800-18, Privileged Account Management for the Financial Services Sector

September 28, 2018

The NCCoE published its first draft of the NIST SP 1800-18, Privileged Account Management for the Financial Services Sector . Comments are being accepted from...

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms: NIST Requests Comments on its Online Glossary and Draft NISTIR 7298 Revision 3

September 28, 2018

11/14/2018: Comment Period Extension: Comments are now due by December 21, 2018. Since the release of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 39 in 1976...

Privileged Account Management for the Financial Services Sector: Draft SP 1800-18 Now Available for Comment

September 28, 2018

Privileged accounts provide elevated, often unrestricted access to an organization's underlying information systems and technology, making them rich targets for...

NICE Released the Fall 2018 eNewsletter

September 26, 2018

The Fall 2018 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the National...

Draft NISTIR 8228: Considerations for Managing IoT Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks Out for Public Comment

September 26, 2018

To help organizations address the cybersecurity and privacy threats against Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

NIST Releases new version of Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT)

September 26, 2018

On September 20th Vincent Hu published new version of Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT), ACPT allows a user to compose, verify, test, and generate access...

Agenda Announced - 2018 NICE Conference and Expo

September 25, 2018

INNOVATIONS IN CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NICE Conference and Expo November 6-7, 2018 Hyatt Regency Miami Miami, Florida The...

Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks: Draft NIST Internal Report 8228

September 24, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving and expanding collection of diverse technologies that interact with the physical world. Yet many...

A Methodology for Determining Forensic Data Requirements for Detecting Hypervisor Attacks: NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report 8221

September 21, 2018

Hardware/server virtualization is now integral to the infrastructure of data centers used for cloud computing services and enterprise computing. However, the...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kick Off Event

September 20, 2018

The 15th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) will highlight cybersecurity user awareness among consumers, students/academia and business...

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NIST’s Encryption Standard Has Minimum $250 Billion Economic Benefit, According to New Study

September 19, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a study that estimates a $250 billion...

NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns

September 17, 2018

NIST has released Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns, which identifies seventeen technical trust-related issues...

Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8222 for Comment

September 17, 2018

9/18/2018—Draft NISTIR 8222 has been temporarily withdrawn to synchronize with other pending documents on this topic, and to ensure time for stakeholders to...

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Database of Software “Fingerprints” Expands to Include Computer Games

September 10, 2018

One of the largest software libraries in the world just grew larger. The National Software Reference Library (NSRL), which archives copies of the world’s most...

NIST NCCOE Release Cybersecurity Practice Guide, SP 1800-5, IT Asset Management: Financial Services

September 10, 2018

NIST NCCOE Releases Cybersecurity Practice Guide, SP 1800-5, IT Asset Management: Financial Services. What's the guide about? Financial institutions...

IT Asset Management: NIST Publishes Cybersecurity Practice Guide, Special Publication 1800-5

September 7, 2018

Financial institutions deploy a wide array of information technology devices, systems, and applications across a wide geographic area. While these physical...

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Department of Commerce Launches Collaborative Privacy Framework Effort

September 4, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Innovative technologies such as the “internet of things” (IoT) and artificial intelligence enhance convenience, efficiency and economic...

NCCoE Releases Draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-14 Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Route Origin Validation

September 4, 2018

We are excited to announce the release of draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 1800-14: Protecting the Integrity of...

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide: Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing

September 4, 2018

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the internet to modern business and to society in general. The internet is essential to the exchange of all...

NIST Now Accepting Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithm Nominations

August 27, 2018

NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize lightweight cryptographic algorithms that are suitable for use in constrained environments...

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