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A Map App to Track Stem Cells

February 13, 2018

Researchers who work with stem cells have ambitious goals. Some want to cure cancer or treat heart disease. Others want to grow the tissues and organs that

NIST Publishes Attribute Metadata: A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes (NIST Internal Report 8112)

February 2, 2018

NIST publishes Attribute Metadata: A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes (NIST Internal Report 8112), which contains an attribute that can be

NICE Released the Winter 2018 eNewsletter

January 31, 2018

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

Cybersecurity Apprenticeships Enhance Cybersecurity Infrastructure

January 31, 2018

The cybersecurity field is suffering from a severe shortage in talent, with an estimated 285,681 job openings today according to CyberSeek – an interactive

ITL Staff Recognized as 2018 Federal 100 Award Winners

January 31, 2018

Donna Dodson, NIST’s Chief Cybersecurity Advisor and NIST Fellow; Josh Franklin, IT Security Engineer in ITL’s Applied Cybersecurity Division; and Naomi

NIST Publishes a White Paper on Security Considerations for Code Signing

January 26, 2018

NIST publishes Security Considerations for Code Signing , a White Paper that describes features and architectural relationships of typical code-signing

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NIST Report on Blockchain Technology Aims to Go Beyond the Hype

January 24, 2018

Beguiling, baffling or both—that’s blockchain. Aiming to clarify the subject for the benefit of companies and other organizations, the National Institute of

NIST Releases Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers (NIST SP 800-125A)

January 23, 2018

NIST released Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers (NIST SP 800-125A), a report that provides recommendations on ensuring the secure

NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 7511 Revision 5, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Version 1.3 Validation Program Test Requirements

January 16, 2018

NIST releases DRAFT NISTIR 7511, Revision 5: Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Version 1.3 Validation Program Test Requirements. The National

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases Domain Name System-Based Electronic Mail Security (NIST SP 1800-6)

January 16, 2018

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence releases Domain Name System-Based Electronic Mail Security (NIST SP 1800-6), a guide that contains a set of

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Releases a Draft Project Description, Energy Sector Asset Management

January 16, 2018

ITL’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence releases a draft project description, Energy Sector Asset Management , to enhance the energy sector’s asset

NIST Releases Attribute Metadata – A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes (NIST IR 8112)

January 12, 2018

NIST releases Attribute Metadata – A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes (NIST IR 8112), a report that contains a metadata schema for attributes

NIST Releases Developing Trust Frameworks to Support Identity Federations (NIST IR 8149)

January 12, 2018

NIST releases Developing Trust Frameworks to Support Identity Federations (NIST IR 8149), a report that explores the concepts around trust frameworks and

NIST Announces the Release of Special Publication 800-90B, Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation

January 10, 2018

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-90B, Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation. This Recommendation specifies

Recognizing New Cybersecurity Scholarship Efforts

January 10, 2018

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has introduced for the first time, the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Hall of Fame. The SFS Hall of Fame

U.S. Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security Release Preliminary Report on Promoting Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats

January 5, 2018

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a draft report to President Trump in response to the

Update to NIST Special Publication 800-160, Systems Security Engineering

January 3, 2018

NIST Special Publication 800-160, Systems Security Engineering — Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure

Candidate Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms Publicly Available

December 28, 2017

NIST posted Round 1 of comments on the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization process. The 69 submissions are candidate quantum-resistant cryptographic

NIST Releases "Guide to LTE Security" Special Publication

December 21, 2017

NIST releases Guide to LTE Security (NIST SP 800-187) , a report that provides information to organizations about the security capabilities of cellular networks

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New NIST Spectrometer Measures Single Photons with Great Precision

December 18, 2017

Future communications networks that are less vulnerable to hacking could be closer to reality with an invention that measures the properties of single-photon

The Pew Charitable Trusts Releases Improving Patient Care through Safe Health IT

December 18, 2017

The Pew Charitable Trusts releases Improving Patient Care through Safe Health IT, a report that explains how the usability of an electronic health record

NIST Releases "Trustworthy Email" Special Publication

December 15, 2017

The report provides recommendations for state-of-the art email security technologies to detect and prevent phishing and other malicious email messages.

NIST Releases "The Text Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (TRAIT)"

December 15, 2017

NIST releases The Text Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (TRAIT) (NISTIR 8199) , a report that describes how a dataset called the Text Recognition

NIST Releases "Certification of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 968f: Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Frozen Human Serum" Special Publication

December 14, 2017

NIST releases Certification of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 968f: Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Frozen Human Serum (NIST SP 260-188) . This publication is

NIST 2017 Awards Recognize ITL Staff for Outstanding Performance

December 13, 2017

At the 45th Annual NIST Awards Ceremony, 16 ITL employees were recognized for their service to the country. The ceremony was held Dec. 13, 2017, concurrently

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