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NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

June 2, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) a draft revision to the 2005 federal

NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

June 1, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

NIST Defining the Expanding World of Cloud Computing

May 20, 2009

A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has

NIST Issues Draft Guide for Automating Computer Security Verification

May 5, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft publication describing a new method to automate the task of

Researchers Give High Marks to New Technology for Fingerprint Identification

April 21, 2009

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of new

New NIST Guidelines for Organization-Wide Password Management

April 21, 2009

When an employee has so many complex passwords to remember that he keeps them on a sticky note attached to his computer screen, that could be a sign that your

Two NIST Computer Security Professionals Named to 2009 Federal 100 List

April 21, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Karen Scarfone and Matthew P. Barrett received the 2009 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer

FISMA Project Manager Named to ISSA Hall of Fame

April 21, 2009

Ron Ross, senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named to the

NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems

April 7, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems'

Quantum Computers Will Require Complex Software to Manage Errors

April 7, 2009

Highlighting another challenge to the development of quantum computers, theorists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that a

Safer Net Surfing Is Goal of NIST Domain Name Security Experts

March 10, 2009

When you type www.irs.gov—or the Web address of your bank or an e-commerce site—into your web browser, you want to be sure that no one is hijacking your request

Updated Recommendations for Protecting Wireless, Remote Access Data

February 24, 2009

Telecommuting has freed many to work far from the confines of the office via laptop, but the price of working while sipping a latte at that sunny café is the

First Major Update to SP 800-53 Is Available for Public Comment

February 10, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment its first major update of Special Publication 800-53, the catalog of

Sorting Diamonds from Toothbrushes: New Guide to Protecting Personal Information

January 13, 2009

Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the

NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition

December 23, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the first-round candidates for its open cryptographic competition to select a new state

Electronic Methods Potentially Secure for Sending Blank Ballots Overseas; Serious Issues Remain for Receiving Votes

December 23, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Electronic technologies could be deployed immediately and reliably to augment slower postal mail for distributing ballots to U.S. citizens

$Researcher Bill George$

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Information Technology Laboratory

News and Updates

NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

NIST Delivers Updated Draft Standards for Electronic Voting Machines

NIST Defining the Expanding World of Cloud Computing

NIST Issues Draft Guide for Automating Computer Security Verification

Researchers Give High Marks to New Technology for Fingerprint Identification

New NIST Guidelines for Organization-Wide Password Management

Two NIST Computer Security Professionals Named to 2009 Federal 100 List

FISMA Project Manager Named to ISSA Hall of Fame

NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems

Quantum Computers Will Require Complex Software to Manage Errors

Safer Net Surfing Is Goal of NIST Domain Name Security Experts

Updated Recommendations for Protecting Wireless, Remote Access Data

First Major Update to SP 800-53 Is Available for Public Comment

Sorting Diamonds from Toothbrushes: New Guide to Protecting Personal Information

NIST Posts 51 Entries for New Hash Algorithm Competition

Electronic Methods Potentially Secure for Sending Blank Ballots Overseas; Serious Issues Remain for Receiving Votes

Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D 'Virtual Reality' Labs

Belgium to Host First Conference for New Hash Algorithm Competition

Saying 'Cheese' for More Effective Border Security

NIST Receives 64 Submissions for New 'Hash' Algorithm

Updated Specification Issued for PIV Card Implementations

Upgraded Vulnerability Database Enables Advances in Security Automation

NIST To Host 4th Security Automation Conference and Workshop

Biometric Consortium Conference 2008 Will Be Held Sept. 23-25

NIST Requests Comments on Next Generation C/A Process for Information Systems

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