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In November 2020, OMB issued memorandum M-21-07 "Completing the Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)", which outlines the Federal government's
NIST announces the final publication of Special Publication (SP) 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture, which discusses the core logical components that make up a
Zero trust refers to an evolving set of network security paradigms that narrows defenses from wide network perimeters to individual resources. Its focus on
In recent years, numerous routing control plane anomalies such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), prefix hijacking, and route leaks have resulted in denial of
NIST has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-189, Secure Interdomain Traffic Exchange: Routing Robustness and DDoS Mitigation, which provides
DRAFT USGv6 Revision 1 Specifications Available for Public Comment
The first version of the of the USGv6 standards profile was published in 2008 and the
NIST released Cloud Computing Service Metrics Description (NIST Special Publication 500-307), a document that proposes a framework to identify and characterize
GPS usually works great outdoors, but what if you’re disoriented in a large building such as a museum or a mall? There are no smartphone apps for indoor
NIST SP 800-177 Trustworthy Email provides recommendations for deployment and configuration of state of the art email security technologies to detect and
Virginia works for a federal agency. She cannot use her hands because of a spinal cord injury, so she relies on a speech recognition system to operate her email
Email. The modern working world cannot exist without it, but hackers exploit this vital service to steal money and valuable information. The National Institute
The Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop VIII will be held July 7-10, 2015, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md. One of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of the US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, Volumes I and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cloud Computing Program (NCCP) is forming three public working groups to provide solutions to cloud
The NIST-developed RPKI-Monitor (http://rpki-monitor.antd.nist.gov/) provides continuous test and measurement of the emerging Resource Public Key Infrastructure
On July 15, 2010, two Department of Commerce Agencies—the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is hosting a public meeting on May 20, 2010 at the NIST site in Gaithersburg, Md., to review a
The first two laboratories have recently completed accreditation to provide testing services for the USGv6 Program. The USGv6 Program, developed at the National
In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of
A DRAFT of NIST Special Publication 500-267, A Profile for IPv6 in the U.S. Government - Version 1.0 (Draft 2), is now available for public comment. This
January 2009 - The IEEE 802.21 standard was published on January 21, 2009. This is the final realization of a multi-year project to standardize a media
March 2009 - NIST has drafted an update to the "Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide" (NIST Special Publication 800-81 Rev 1),the key Secure DNS