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NIST Fellow Ron Ross Honored With Inaugural McNulty Information Security Leadership Award

November 5, 2013

National Institute for Standards a Technology (NIST) Fellow Ron Ross has been awarded the inaugural Lynn F. McNulty Tribute U.S. Government Information Security...

White House Blog: Seeking Cybersecurity Framework Comments

October 30, 2013

U.S. national and economic security depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure. In recognition of that dependence, President Obama issued an...

NIST Releases Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework, Will Seek Comments

October 22, 2013

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today released its Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework (PDF) to help...

NCCoE Launches New Software Asset Management Building Block

September 23, 2013

REVISED NOV. 15, 2013: The comment period has been extended to January 17, 2014. Comments should be submitted to conmon-nccoe [at] nist.gov (conmon-nccoe[at]nist[dot]gov) According to one of the...

Grants to Two States Will Support Improved Access to Services and Reduce Fraud

September 23, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $2 million in grants to the states of Pennsylvania and Michigan to test new...

National Academies of Science Study: Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Criteria for Decision-Making

September 18, 2013

National Academies of Science Study: Professionalizing the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Criteria for Decision-MakingProfessionalizing the Nation's...

NIST Awards Grants to Improve Online Security and Privacy

September 17, 2013

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced more than $7 million in grants to support the National...

Cryptographic Standards Statement

September 10, 2013

Recent news reports have questioned the cryptographic standards development process at NIST. We want to assure the IT cybersecurity community that the...

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Federal ID Credential Security Standard Strengthens Authentication, Extends To Mobile Devices

September 5, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued an updated version of the standard specification Personal Identification Verification (PIV)...

Learn About Navigating the National Cybersecurity Education Interstate Highway at NIST, Sept. 17-19

September 3, 2013

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is hosting its fourth annual "Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Education Workshop" September 17-19...

NIST October Workshop to Explore Intersection of Cloud Computing and Mobility

September 3, 2013

As part of its ongoing cloud computing forum and workshop series, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting "The Intersection of...

NIST Study Advances Use of Iris Images as a Long-Term Form of Identification

August 20, 2013

A new report by biometric researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses data from thousands of frequent travelers enrolled in an...

Two Updated Guides Provide Latest NIST Recommendations for System Patches, Malware Avoidance

August 20, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated two of its series of computer security guides to help computer system managers protect...

Two NIST Standards Experts Are Honored With 2013 ANSI Leadership and Service Awards

August 20, 2013

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has recognized two staff members from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for their...

Next Workshop on Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Framework is in Dallas, Sept. 11, 2013

August 5, 2013

Registration is now open for the fourth in a series of workshops to bring together representatives from government, industry and academia to establish a...

The National Cybersecurity Center Seeks Comments on Energy Industry Security Scenarios

July 25, 2013

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is inviting industry to help address two...

NIST Releases Updates to Digital Signature Standard

July 23, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a revision to the digital standard used to ensure the integrity of electronic documents...

Who Are You? NIST Biometric Publication Provides Two New Ways to Tell Quickly

July 12, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new publication that broadens agency security options for Personal Identity Verification...

NIST Releases Draft Outline of Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

July 2, 2013

As part of its efforts to develop a voluntary framework to improve cybersecurity in the nation's critical infrastructure, the National Institute of Standards...

NIST Calls for Suggestions to Speed Computer Incident Teams Responses

June 28, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a Request for Information (RFI)* seeking guidance for a new special publication focused on...

Revised Security Guidelines Provide Strategy for Government Mobile Device Management

June 25, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a mobile device management guide for federal agencies seeking secure methods for workers...

NIST Seeks Private-Sector Input at Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

June 20, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened registration for its 3rd Cybersecurity Framework Workshop, to be held July 10-12, 2013, in...

NIST Publishes Draft Cloud Computing Security Document for Comment

June 11, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a draft document on security for cloud computing as used in the federal government. The...

NIST Posts Initial Analysis of RFI Comments on Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

May 16, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted an initial analysis of hundreds of comments submitted by industry and the public related to...

NIST Issues Major Revision of Core Computer Security Guide: SP 800-53

April 30, 2013

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the fourth revision of the government's foundational computer security guide, Security...

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