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Information Technology Laboratory

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NIST Releases IR 8286D: Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response

November 17, 2022

Business impact analyses (BIAs) have been traditionally used for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning to understand the potential impacts

NIST Releases Revised Guidance on Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems

November 16, 2022

NIST has released a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems . This final publication offers

NIST releases NIST IR 8409: Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation

November 15, 2022

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (IR) 8409, Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation . Calculating the severity of

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Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security: Annotated Outline Available for Comment

November 14, 2022

Summary NIST has released a working draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-55 Revision 2, Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security . The

Decision to Convert FIPS 198-1 to a NIST Special Publication

November 4, 2022

In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 198-1 The Keyed-Hash

Summary and Analysis of Responses to CUI Series Pre-Draft Call for Comments

November 1, 2022

In July 2022, NIST issued a Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications. The Pre-Draft Call for Comments

Announcement of Proposal to Withdraw Special Publication 800-106, Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures

October 18, 2022

As a part of the periodic review of NIST’s cryptographic standards and guidelines, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of NIST Special

CMVP Security Policy Requirements: NIST SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Second Public Draft) Available for Public Comment

October 17, 2022

The second public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140Br1 (Revision 1), CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO

NIST Releases 2021 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

October 13, 2022

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-220 , 2021 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report , was recently published—which details the NIST Information

NIST releases draft NIST IR 8408: Understanding Stablecoin Technology and Related Security Considerations

October 5, 2022

The initial public draft of NIST IR 8408, Understanding Stablecoin Technology and Related Security Considerations , is available for comment. Stablecoins are a

Announcement of Proposal to Convert FIPS 198-1, "The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)," to a NIST Special Publication

September 20, 2022

As a part of the periodic review of NIST’s cryptographic standards and guidelines, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of FIPS 198-1 The

NIST releases NIST IR 8286C: Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight

September 14, 2022

NIST has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8286C, Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight . This report completes

Discussion on the Full Entropy Assumption of the SP 800-90 Series: Initial Public Draft of NIST IR 8427 Available for Comment

September 7, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the initial public draft of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8427, Discussion on the Full

Recommendation for Random Bit Generator Constructions: Third Public Draft of NIST SP 800-90C Available for Comment

September 7, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the third public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-90C, Recommendation for

Request for Additional Digital Signature Schemes for the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process

September 6, 2022

The Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standardization process is continuing into a fourth round with the following key-encapsulation mechanisms (KEMs) still under

NIST Publishes SP 800-108 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions

August 18, 2022

NIST is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-108r1, *** Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions*** . This

NIST requests comments on IR 8214B initial public draft: Notes on Threshold EdDSA/Schnorr Signatures

August 12, 2022

NIST requests public comments on the initial public draft (ipd) of NIST IR 8214B, Notes on Threshold EdDSA/Schnorr Signatures . This report considers signature

Guide to a Secure Enterprise Network Landscape: NIST Requests Comments on Draft SP 800-215

August 5, 2022

The enterprise network landscape has undergone a significant transformation in the last decade. The drivers for this transformation are enterprise access to

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the CUI Series

July 19, 2022

NIST is seeking information for a planned update of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications, starting with Special Publication (SP)

NIST opens first online comment period using the SP 800-53 Public Comment Site

July 13, 2022

NIST is leveraging the new Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Public Comment Site for its first round of public comments. Participate in the inaugural 30-day

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NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms

July 5, 2022

Federal agency reveals the first group of winners from its six-year competition.

PQC Standardization Process: Announcing Four Candidates to be Standardized, Plus Fourth Round Candidates

July 5, 2022

Summary NIST has completed the third round of the Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standardization process, which selects public-key cryptographic algorithms to

NIST Releases New Guidance and Resources on macOS Security

June 24, 2022

NIST has released the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-219, Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security Compliance Project

Ordered t-way Combinations for Testing State-based Systems: NIST releases Cybersecurity White Paper 26

June 13, 2022

Fault detection often depends on the specific order of inputs that establish states which eventually lead to a failure. However, beyond basic structural

NIST Requests Public Comments on FIPS 180-4, Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

June 9, 2022

NIST is in the process of a periodic review and maintenance of its cryptography standards and guidelines.   This announcement initiates the review of Federal

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