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Mobile Application Single Sign-On for First Responders: NIST SP 1800-13

August 25, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has finalized a new guide, NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-13, Mobile Application Single Sign-On...

Register today for the NICE Symposium

August 25, 2021

We're pleased to announce Chris Inglis, National Cyber Director, will be a featured speaker at the NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Risks...

CMVP Validation Authority Updates: Draft Revisions of NIST SP 800-140C/D/F Available for Comment

August 20, 2021

The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140x series supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-3, Security Requirements for...

U.S. Federal Government Resources to Gear Up for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

August 19, 2021

U.S. Federal Government Programs and Resources to Gear Up for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week October 18-23, 2021 Here are just a few of the United States...

NIST Study on Kids’ Passwords Shows Gap Between Knowledge of Password Best Practices and Behavior

August 11, 2021

When it comes to passwords, the challenges are endless. We must create multiple passwords to manage our many online accounts, from email to shopping sites and...

Attribute-based Access Control for Microservices-based Applications Using a Service Mesh: NIST SP 800-204B

August 6, 2021

Cloud-native applications now consist of loosely coupled components (microservices), with all application services (e.g., authentication, authorization, load...

Developing Cyber-Resilient Systems: Draft SP 800-160 Volume 2 Revision 1 is Available for Comment

August 5, 2021

Cyber attacks are a reality. Sometimes even with the best protective measures in place, adversaries can breach perimeter defenses and find their way into...

Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography: Project Description Released

August 4, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has posted the final project description for the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography project. This...

Assessing Security and Privacy Controls: Draft SP 800-53A Revision 5 is Available for Comment

August 3, 2021

Control assessments are not about checklists, simple pass/fail results, or generating paperwork to pass inspections or audits. The testing and evaluation of...

White House National Security Memo Issued | NIST & DHS Developing Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

July 29, 2021

President Biden on July 28, 2021, signed a new National Security Memorandum, “Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems which directs...

Make a Difference by Celebrating Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

July 29, 2021

Make a Difference! Help Celebrate Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week O ctober 18-23, 2021 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Everyone can make a difference during...

IoT Devices & Software | NIST Workshop + Call for Papers on Cybersecurity Labeling Programs for Consumers

July 28, 2021

NIST is seeking suggestions and feedback on challenges and practical approaches to initiating cybersecurity labeling efforts for Internet of Things (IoT)...

Data Classification Practices: Final Project Description Released

July 22, 2021

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has finalized its project description for Data Classification Practices: Facilitating Data-Centric...

Managing the Security of Information Exchanges: NIST Publishes SP 800-47, Rev. 1

July 20, 2021

Organizations have mission and business-based needs to exchange or share information with one or more internal or external organizations via various information...

Join us for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: October 18-23

July 15, 2021

We invite you to participate in the annual Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week NEW NAME! NEW DATES! October 18-23, 2021 NEW RESOURCES nist.gov/nice/ccaw The...

NIST Delivers Two Key Publications to Enhance Software Supply Chain Security Called for by Executive Order

July 9, 2021

NIST today fulfilled two of its assignments to enhance the security of the software supply chain called for by a May 12, 2021, Presidential Executive Order on...

Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management: 2nd Public Draft of NISTIR 8286A Available for Comment

July 6, 2021

Draft NISTIR 8286A, Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), is now available for a second public comment period...

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