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Information Technology Laboratory

Computer Security Division

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NIST Releases Update for Special Publication (SP) 800-171 Revision 1, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations

June 7, 2018

NIST released an update for Special Publication (SP) 800-171 Revision 1, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations...

NIST Updates Risk Management Framework to Incorporate Privacy Considerations

May 9, 2018

Augmenting its efforts to protect the nation’s critical assets from cybersecurity threats as well as protect individuals’ privacy, the National Institute of...

NIST Releases Special Publication 800-193, Platform Firmware Resiliency Guidelines

May 4, 2018

NIST is releasing a publication that will help organizations prepare better against potentially destructive attacks to the collection of hardware and firmware...

NIST Releases NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 7511 Revision 5, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Version 1.3 Validation Program Test Requirements

April 23, 2018

NIST released NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 7511 Revision 5, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Version 1.3 Validation Program Test Requirements, the...

NIST Updates Federal Agency Organizational Codes Used in PIV Cards, Special Publication 800-87

April 19, 2018

NIST has updated the federal agency organizational codes specified in Special Publication (SP) 800-87, Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally...

NIST Issues First Call for ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ to Protect Small Electronics

April 18, 2018

Cryptography experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are kicking off an effort to protect the data created by innumerable tiny...

NIST Releases Updates for Cryptographic Key-Establishment Recommendations: Special Publications 800-56A and 800-56C

April 16, 2018

NIST has updated two publications on cryptographic key-establishment schemes—procedures that result in secret keying material being shared among different...

NIST Releases Draft NIST Special Publication SP 800-125A Revision 1, Security Recommendations for Server-based Hypervisor Platforms

April 12, 2018

Virtualized server platforms—like physical server platforms—need to be protected against attacks from hackers who might want to steal information or take...

NIST Releases NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8179, Criticality Analysis Process Model: Prioritizing Systems and Components

April 11, 2018

NIST releases a publication that will help organizations to identify those systems and components that are most vital and which may need additional security or...

NIST Releases a Draft Revision of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 2: Best Practices for Key Management Organization

April 11, 2018

NIST released a draft revision of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2, Recommendation for Key Management, Part 2: Best Practices for Key Management...

NIST Releases Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8011 Volume 3, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management

April 5, 2018

NIST releases Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8011 Volume 3, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management. This...

NIST Releases Draft NIST Special Publication 800-160 Volume 2, Systems Security Engineering: Cyber Resiliency Considerations for the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems

March 21, 2018

The United States continues to have complete dependence on information technology deployed in critical infrastructure systems and applications in both the...

NIST Releases Special Publication 500-325, Fog Computing Conceptual Model

March 16, 2018

NIST released Special Publication 500-325, Fog Computing Conceptual Model, a report that presents the conceptual models of fog and mist computing and how they...

NIST Releases, for Public Comment, The Final Draft of Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (NIST SP 800-171A)

February 20, 2018

NIST released, for public comment, the final draft of Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (NIST SP 800-171A), a publication...

NIST Releases National Checklist Program for IT Products – Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers (NIST SP 800-70 Revision 4)

February 15, 2018

NIST releases National Checklist Program for IT Products – Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers (NIST SP 800-70 Revision 4), a report that explains how...

NIST Publishes The Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) (NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 3)

February 14, 2018

NIST publishes The Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) (NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 3) and an annex to this publication, SCAP 1...

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NIST Report on Blockchain Technology Aims to Go Beyond the Hype

January 24, 2018

Beguiling, baffling or both—that’s blockchain. Aiming to clarify the subject for the benefit of companies and other organizations, the National Institute of...

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Need Help Securing Unclassified Government Info? NIST Has an Early Holiday Gift

November 28, 2017

It’s crunch time for government contractors. They only have until Dec. 31, 2017, to demonstrate they are providing appropriate cybersecurity for a class of...

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NIST Crafts Next-Generation Safeguards for Information Systems and the Internet of Things

August 15, 2017

Information systems—from communications platforms to internet-connected devices—require both security and privacy safeguards to work successfully and protect...

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New NIST Guidance to Help Organizations Better Assess Risk, Allocate Resources

July 10, 2017

Your business operates on a tight budget. Your sales team complains of old cell phones with inadequate data plans; your desktop computers are no longer...

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NIST Guide Provides Way to Tackle Cybersecurity Incidents with Recovery Plan, Playbook

December 22, 2016

“ Defense ! Defense ! ” may be the rallying cry from cybersecurity teams working to thwart cybersecurity attacks, but perhaps they should be shouting “Recover...

NIST Asks Public to Help Future-Proof Electronic Information

December 20, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is officially asking the public for help heading off a looming threat to information security: quantum...

NIST's Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board Adds Industry Member

August 30, 2016

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Willie E. May has appointed Patricia...

NIST's Network-of-Things Model Builds Foundation to Help Define the Internet of Things

July 28, 2016

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a basic model aimed at helping researchers better understand the...

The Stakeholders Have Spoken: NIST to Refine Cybersecurity Framework

June 9, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a minor update of its Cybersecurity Framework based on feedback from its users. In the...

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