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Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Division

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Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns: NIST Releases Draft White Paper for Public Comment

October 17, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) has exciting new potential to improve human life, but can you trust it? IoT refers to systems that connect humans, non-human...

Second Draft of NIST's Transport Layer Security (TLS) Guidance Now Available for Comment

October 15, 2018

Transport Layer Security (TLS) provides mechanisms for protecting data during electronic dissemination across the Internet. Draft NIST Special Publication (SP)...

NIST to Withdraw Three Outdated SP 800 Publications

October 3, 2018

After performing an internal review of some of its older publications, NIST’s Computer Security Division has decided to withdraw three (3) SP 800 publications...

Blockchain Technology Overview: NIST Internal Report 8202 is Now Available

October 3, 2018

NIST announces the publication of NISTIR 8202, Blockchain Technology Overview, a high-level technical publication that examines the history, scope, and...

Final Public Draft of SP 800-37 Revision 2, Risk Management Framework, is Available for Comment

October 2, 2018

NIST announces the final public draft Special Publication 800-37, Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations--A System Life...

Glossary of Key Information Security Terms: NIST Requests Comments on its Online Glossary and Draft NISTIR 7298 Revision 3

September 28, 2018

11/14/2018: Comment Period Extension: Comments are now due by December 21, 2018. Since the release of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 39 in 1976...

Privileged Account Management for the Financial Services Sector: Draft SP 1800-18 Now Available for Comment

September 28, 2018

Privileged accounts provide elevated, often unrestricted access to an organization's underlying information systems and technology, making them rich targets for...

NIST Releases new version of Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT)

September 26, 2018

On September 20th Vincent Hu published new version of Access Control Policy Tool (ACPT), ACPT allows a user to compose, verify, test, and generate access...

Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks: Draft NIST Internal Report 8228

September 24, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving and expanding collection of diverse technologies that interact with the physical world. Yet many...

A Methodology for Determining Forensic Data Requirements for Detecting Hypervisor Attacks: NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report 8221

September 21, 2018

Hardware/server virtualization is now integral to the infrastructure of data centers used for cloud computing services and enterprise computing. However, the...

NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns

September 17, 2018

NIST has released Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns, which identifies seventeen technical trust-related issues...

Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8222 for Comment

September 17, 2018

9/18/2018—Draft NISTIR 8222 has been temporarily withdrawn to synchronize with other pending documents on this topic, and to ensure time for stakeholders to...

IT Asset Management: NIST Publishes Cybersecurity Practice Guide, Special Publication 1800-5

September 7, 2018

Financial institutions deploy a wide array of information technology devices, systems, and applications across a wide geographic area. While these physical...

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide: Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing

September 4, 2018

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the internet to modern business and to society in general. The internet is essential to the exchange of all...

NIST Now Accepting Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithm Nominations

August 27, 2018

NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize lightweight cryptographic algorithms that are suitable for use in constrained environments...

NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8214 for Comment: Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives

July 26, 2018

NIST announces the release of Draft NISTIR 8214 , Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives. This publication provides a high-level overview of the...

Vetting the Security of Mobile Apps: NIST Releases Draft SP 800-163 Rev. 1 for Comment

July 23, 2018

NIST has released Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-163 Revision 1, which updates a process for vetting mobile applications. This process can be used to ensure...

NIST Seeks Comments on Draft SP 800-131A Rev. 2: Transitioning the Use of Crypto Algorithms and Key Lengths

July 19, 2018

NIST is updating its guidance for transitioning to the use of stronger cryptographic keys and more robust algorithms by federal agencies to protect sensitive...

NIST to Withdraw Eleven Outdated SP 800 Publications

July 17, 2018

NIST’s Computer Security Division has decided to withdraw eleven (11) SP 800 publications on August 1, 2018. These publications are out of date and will not be...

Registration and a Call for Speakers are Open for the 2018 NIST Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference

July 10, 2018

Registration and a call for speakers are open for the 2018 NIST Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference, to be held November 7-9 in Baltimore, Maryland. The...

NIST Releases Draft SP 800-56B Rev 2 for Public Comment

July 10, 2018

NIST seeks comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-56B Revision 2, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Using Integer Factorization...

NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-71 for Public Comment: Key Establishment Using Symmetric Block Ciphers

July 2, 2018

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-71, Recommendations for Key Establishment Using Symmetric Block Ciphers, addresses key establishment techniques that use...

NIST Publishes Special Publication (SP) 800-116 Revision 1, Guidelines for the Use of PIV Credentials in Facility Access

June 29, 2018

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-116 Revision 1, Guidelines for the Use of PIV Credentials in Facility Access. It provides best practice...

NIST Publishing Special Publication (SP) 800-171A, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

June 14, 2018

NIST is publishing Special Publication (SP) 800-171A, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It is intended to help...

NIST has Published Special Publication 800-125A Revision 1, Security Recommendations for Server-based Hypervisor Platforms

June 7, 2018

NIST has published Special Publication 800-125A Revision 1, Security Recommendations for Server-based Hypervisor Platforms. The revision adds security...

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