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NIST Grants Take Regional Approach to Solve National Cybersecurity Challenge

September 20, 2016

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded grants totaling nearly $1 million for five...

NIST Releases Baldrige-Based Tool for Cybersecurity Excellence

September 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released today the draft Baldrige Cybersecurity...

New NIST Resources Help Organizations Protect Systems from Mobile Threats

September 14, 2016

IT security departments have used guidance from NIST and other sources to help them defend the vulnerable connections between mobile devices and enterprise...

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...

Grants to Foster More Secure Online Access to Online Government and Health Care Services

August 25, 2016

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded six pilot grants totaling more than $15...

DoD Directive 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management

August 11, 2016

DoD Directive 8140.01 Cyberspace Workforce Management Reissues and renumbers DoD Directive (DoDD) 8570.01 to update and expand established DoD policies and...

Grand Cyber Challenge

August 4, 2016

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Cyber Grand Challenge was held on August 4, 2016. For nearly twelve hours, seven teams were scored based...

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...

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter

July 21, 2016

NICE released the second edition of its quarterly eNewsletter series to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments...

U.S. Commerce Department Awards Small Businesses $3.3 Million for Innovation Research

July 6, 2016

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced that 19 small businesses will receive nearly $3.3 million...

The Director of NICE, Rodney Petersen, was recognized with an Award for Government Excellence in Cybersecurity

June 15, 2016

The Director of NICE, Rodney Petersen, was recognized with an Award for Government Excellence in Cybersecurity at the Colloquium for Information Systems...

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...

Federal Funding Opportunity to enhance Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development

May 12, 2016

Federal Funding Opportunity to enhance Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) Cybersecurity Education and Workforce...

NIST 'RAMPS' Up Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development With New Grants

May 12, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering up to $1 million in grants to establish up to eight Regional Alliances and...

Building Security into Cyber-Physical Systems: NIST Researchers Suggest Approach for Trustworthy Modern Infrastructure

May 4, 2016

We are immersed in a cyber-physical world. Information technology is deeply embedded in traditionally non-IT systems, including automobiles, the electric grid...

Updates to the new NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD) designation are complete

May 3, 2016

Updates to the new NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD) designation are complete. The creation of this new...

NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board Names New Chair

April 29, 2016

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Willie E. May today announced the...

NICE released the first edition of a quarterly eNewsletter

April 13, 2016

NICE released the first edition of a quarterly eNewsletter series to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related...

NICE Strategic Plan Finalized

April 1, 2016

NICE Strategic Plan Finalized (April 2016)

NIST Releases New Document on its Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Process

March 31, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of a document outlining its process for developing cryptographic...

New NIST Security Standard Can Protect Credit Cards, Health Information

March 29, 2016

For many years, when you swiped your credit card, your number would be stored on the card reader, making encryption difficult to implement. Now, after nearly a...

Cybersecurity Framework Comments Reveal Views on a Framework Update, Increased Need to Share Best Practices and Expand Awareness

March 24, 2016

Critical-infrastructure leaders and others have provided feedback on the voluntary, federally led Cybersecurity Framework at the invitation of the National...

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