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Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V Meets June 5-7 at the Department of Commerce

May 2, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V on June 5-7, 2012, at the Department of Commerce's...

New Protocol Enables Wireless and Secure Biometric Acquisition with Web Services

May 2, 2012

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and published a new protocol for communicating with biometric sensors...

Iris Recognition Report Evaluates 'Needle in Haystack' Search Capability

April 17, 2012

Identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier, according to a new report* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Fifth Annual Health Information Security Conference Runs June 6-7

April 17, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting the fifth annual Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA...

NIST Proposes Update to Digital Signature Standard

April 17, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced proposed changes to a standard that specifies how to implement digital signatures, which...

April Workshop Focuses on Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems and Industrial Controls

April 3, 2012

Securing computers against unlawful and malicious attacks is always important, but it's especially vital when the computers in question control major physical...

McFadden Named 2012 SIAM Fellow

April 3, 2012

Mathematician Geoffrey McFadden of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Applied and Computational Mathematics Division has been named a...

NIST Releases Technical Guidance for Evaluating Electronic Health Records

March 20, 2012

An important aspect of any product is how easily someone can use it for its intended purpose, also known as usability. Electronic health records (EHR) that are...

NIST Announces Funding to Form Steering Group to Support Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

March 12, 2012

On March 9, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it is soliciting proposals to establish a steering group in support of the...

Guidance on Wireless Local Area Network Security is Close at Hand

March 6, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released in final form a guide to enhanced security for wireless local area networks (WLAN). A...

Revision of SP 800-53 Addresses Current Cybersecurity Threats, Adds Privacy Controls

February 28, 2012

A major revision of a Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) publication released today by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST...

NIST Establishes National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

February 21, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a new partnership to establish the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a...

NIST Requests Comments on Updated Guide to Handling Computer Security Incidents

February 21, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published for public comment a draft update to a guide for organizations managing their responses...

NIST Report Recommends New Privately Led Steering Group to Drive Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

February 7, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its recommendations for a new, privately led steering group to tackle the complex policy and...

Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association Conference Meets March 27-29

February 7, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the 25th annual conference of the Federal Information Systems Security Educator's...

NIST Cloud Computing Videos Available Online

February 7, 2012

Video recordings of the Nov. 2-4, 2011 Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop IV hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are now available...

NIST to Fund Pilot Projects that Advance Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

February 1, 2012

WASHINGTON—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a competition to award a total of approximately $10 million for pilot...

International Community Gathers at NIST in March to Discuss Biometric Performance and Testing

January 24, 2012

The International Biometric Performance Conference 2012, to be held March 5-9 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will bring together...

NIST Issues Cloud Computing Guidelines for Managing Security and Privacy

January 24, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its first set of guidelines for managing security and privacy issues in cloud computing...

NIST Publishes Draft Implementation Guidance for Continuously Monitoring an Organization's IT System Security

January 24, 2012

Three new draft reports published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are designed to help both public and private organizations...

March Workshop to Support Trusted IDs in Cyberspace

January 24, 2012

The National Strategy for a Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) National Program Office will host the 2012 NIST/NSTIC IDtrust Workshop "Technologies and...

Text Retrieval Conference 2012 Seeks Information Retrieval Experts for Data Digging

January 10, 2012

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting the 21st annual Text Retrieval Conference (TREC), the premier experimental effort in the...

Protecting Computers at Start-Up: New NIST Guidelines

December 20, 2011

A new draft computer security publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides guidance for vendors and security...

NIST Special Publication Expands Government Authentication Options

December 13, 2011

A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government agencies that need to verify the...

New NIST Biometric Data Standard Adds DNA, Footmarks and Enhanced Fingerprint Descriptions

December 6, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a revised biometric standard in November, 2011, that vastly expands the type and amount of...

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