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Heads of federal agencies, chief information officers and any manager who needs a broad overview on information security practices will be interested in a new
Steven M. Bellovin, a pioneer researcher on network security, will be presented with the 2007 National Information Systems Security Award by the National
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted the results of the NIST 2006 Machine Translation Evaluation (MT-06), part of an ongoing
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Established just a little over a year ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) now contains
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently issued four publications to provide computer security advice on issues ranging from securing Windows
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on a draft revision of Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information
On July 19, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director Bill Jeffrey testified before the House Committee on Science and the Committee on
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is requesting comments on a new draft guide that is intended to help organizations make wireless local area
The Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) recently awarded a team of NIST employees the Leadership in Service to the Government IT
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A study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that computerized systems that match fingerprints using interoperable minutiae
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) yesterday issued the final publication describing how biometrics should be stored on Personal Identity
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Dr. Virgil Gligor, one of the country's pioneering figures in computer security, will be presented with the 2006 National Information Systems Security Award by
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Enterprise Integration Inc. (EII) are sponsoring a conference on how computer programs for
The National Institute of Standards and Technology would like comments on proposed changes to a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) issued in