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Today, NIST is seeking public comments on NIST IR 8409 ipd (initial public draft), Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation...
In August 2021, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-107 Rev. 1, Recommendation for...
Cybersecurity Hiring Momentum Ramps Up, New Data from CyberSeek™ Reveals Today at the at the NICE Conference & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, Rodney Petersen...
NIST is releasing the final public draft of a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems. This final...
Researchers from NIST have developed hazelnut and almond flour reference materials that will help ensure accurate and consistent results for industry test kits.
The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published Volume A of a preliminary draft practice...
NIST is made up of several major research programs, each of which focuses on specific technical areas, pursuing the latest in research and developing new...
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Laurie E. Locascio as the 17th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Under Secretary for Standards...
NIST has published NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8403, Blockchain for Access Control Systems. Protecting system resources against unauthorized access is the...
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR), we are frequently asked about our...
Join the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Public Safety Communications Research Division (PSCR) for their Annual Public Safety Broadband...
The structure — a square overhead loop connecting two square panels — increases the incoming radio signal, or electric field, applied to the gaseous atoms in...
NIST has published revisions of two Special Publications (SP) that identify security functions and sensitive security parameter generation and establishment...
Gone are the days of bucket brigades for firefighting — long lines of people passing buckets of water one at a time toward a blaze — but NIST/JILA researchers...
In the early 2000’s, Abhishek Motayed found his way to the NIST campus as a contractor, working in what became the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML). Within...
In May 2017, NIST formed a technical working group to develop best practices guidelines in selecting and deploying industrial wireless solutions within...
PRESIDENTIAL CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AWARD The Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, is presented annually to...
The report details technology transfer activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
REGULAR REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 16! Join us June 6-8, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia for the annual NICE Conference and Expo. Register soon as we expect the conference...
After extensive study in the laboratory and two real-world environments, NIST results confirmed that the main signal path — over a clear “line of sight” between...