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Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Division

News and Updates

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Automation Support for Security Control Assessments—Software Vulnerability Management: Draft NISTIR 8011, Vol. 4 Available for Comment

November 20, 2019

When known software vulnerabilities are unmanaged, uncorrected, or undetected, attack vectors are left open to exploit the software. As a result, vulnerable

Towards NIST Standards for Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives—A Preliminary Roadmap: Draft NISTIR 8214A Available for Comment

November 11, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft NISTIR 8214A , Towards NIST Standards for Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives: A Preliminary Roadmap, which presents a

Digital Signatures and Elliptic Curve Cryptography: Request for Comments on Draft FIPS 186-5 and Draft SP 800-186

October 31, 2019

Summary A Federal Register Notice (FRN) announces a Request for Comments on Draft FIPS 186-5 and Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-186. NIST seeks

A Taxonomy and Terminology of Adversarial Machine Learning: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8269 for Comment

October 30, 2019

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NISTIR 8269, A Taxonomy and Terminology of Adversarial Machine Learning, for

Resilient Interdomain Traffic Exchange: NIST Releases Second Public Draft of SP 800-189

October 17, 2019

In recent years, numerous routing control plane anomalies such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), prefix hijacking, and route leaks have resulted in denial of

Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems: NIST Updates Special Publication 800-128

October 15, 2019

NIST announces an update of Special Publication (SP) 800-128 , Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems, which provides

Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) Validation Authority Updates: Draft NIST SP 800-140x Subseries Available for Comment

October 9, 2019

Summary NIST has released the following Draft NIST Special Publications (the SP 800-140x “subseries”) for public comment. They directly support Federal

Recommendation for Key Management, Part 1 – General: Draft NIST SP 800-57 Part 1, Revision 5 Available for Comment

October 8, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 1 Revision 5, Recommendation for Key Management: Part 1 – General. This document provides

NIST Publishes NISTIR 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process

October 7, 2019

NIST announces the publication of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8268, Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process

Security Review of Consumer Home IoT Products: Draft NISTIR 8267 Open for Public Comment

October 1, 2019

Consumer IoT products are rapidly growing in popularity because these devices can make basic tasks, like adjusting the thermostat or turning on exterior home

Cybersecurity Framework Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level Example Implementations Guide Released

September 30, 2019

An Implementation Guide for the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Manufacturing Profile Low Impact Level has been developed for manufacturers managing cybersecurity

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide--Energy Sector Asset Management

September 23, 2019

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-23, Energy Sector Asset Management, for public

Zero Trust Architecture: Draft NIST SP 800-207 Available for Comment

September 23, 2019

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture, which discusses the core logical components that make up a zero trust

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide--Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)

September 16, 2019

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-24, Securing Picture Archiving and Communication

Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework

September 9, 2019

NIST seeks comments on the Preliminary Draft of the NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (“Preliminary Draft”

Cyber Resiliency Engineering: Final Public Draft of NIST SP 800-160 Volume 2 Available for Comment

September 4, 2019

The goal of the NIST Systems Security Engineering initiative is to address security, safety, and resiliency issues from a stakeholder requirements and

Lightweight Cryptography (LWC) Standardization: Round 2 Candidates Announced

August 30, 2019

NIST would like to announce the 32 candidates that will be moving on to the 2nd round of the NIST LWC Standardization Process. The second-round candidates of

Guidelines for the Selection, Configuration, and Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementations: NIST SP 800-52 Rev. 2

August 29, 2019

Given the nature of interconnected networks and the use of the internet to share information, the protection of sensitive data can become difficult if proper

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