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From Sept. 22-25, 2008, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a conference and accompanying workshops demonstrating the use of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public review and comment a major revision to its security certification and
Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their
The quintessential guide to evaluating the effectiveness of security controls applied to information systems and information security programs has been updated
Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company's confidential data, but possibly also sensitive
In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed two demonstration software packages that show how Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
A new publication released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 30 can help information system managers negotiate the often
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a simpler and potentially lower-cost method for distributing strings
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking participants for its next Text Retrieval Conference—TREC 2008. TREC is an annual evaluation
At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm
Michael D. Schroeder, a pioneer researcher in computer security, will be presented with the 2008 National Computer Systems Security Award by the National
A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets
Electronic commands passed from machine to machine over data networks increasingly drive today's precisely timed and sequenced manufacturing production lines
Federal agencies have begun issuing a secure form of government-wide ID known as the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, mandated in 2004 by Homeland
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has voted for U.S. approval of a modified version of the proposed international
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comments on a proposed new program to accredit testing laboratories that evaluate
An interagency subcommittee of the White House's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) issued a draft document today that lists recommended standards
A new Web site launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can help federal information systems managers maintain the security of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a second draft of a proposed standards profile to support the implementation of Internet
The Argonne National Laboratory of the Department of Energy (DoE) announced on Jan. 17, 2008, that a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards
Establishing trust in Internet transactions is a mutual process between user and service provider. In bank transactions, for example, customers want to be sure
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is sponsoring a one-day
A team of computer scientists and mathematicians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Texas, Arlington is