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NIST Awards More Than $3 Million to Support Cybersecurity Workforce Development Across 13 States

September 17, 2025

There are currently more than 514,000 cybersecurity job openings in the U.S.

In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway.

September 10, 2025

A team including scientists at NIST may have found a new way of dealing with noise at the microscopic scales where quantum physics reigns.

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NIST Revises Security and Privacy Control Catalog to Improve Software Update and Patch Releases

August 27, 2025

The catalog revision is part of NIST’s response to a recent executive order on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity.

NIST Guidelines Can Help Organizations Detect Face Photo Morphs, Deter Identity Fraud

August 18, 2025

Face morphing software, which combines photos of different people into a single image, is being used to commit identity fraud.

NIST Finalizes ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard to Protect Small Devices

August 13, 2025

Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics.

NIST Consortium and Draft Guidelines Aim to Improve Security in Software Development

July 30, 2025

NIST is soliciting comments from the public on the draft until Sept. 12, and the agency is planning a virtual event to showcase the project and gather feedback

Areas vulnerable to cyberattack including a head office, a remote worker’s office, a coffee shop employees visit, and a distant data center are arranged in a circle around the words Zero Trust Architecture.

NIST Offers 19 Ways to Build Zero Trust Architectures

June 11, 2025

The examples use off-the-shelf commercial technologies, giving organizations valuable starting points.

NIST Moonlight Data Will Help Satellites Get a More Accurate Look at Earth

May 20, 2025

Reliable measurements of the light from our planet can help industries from agriculture to meteorology to mining.

NIST’s Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry

April 17, 2025

In a physics first, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created a way to make beams of neutrons

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NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines

April 14, 2025

Targeted changes to content and structure respond to stakeholder needs and make the document easier to use.

NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption

March 11, 2025

The new algorithm will serve as a backup for the general encryption needed to protect data from quantum computers developed in the future.

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NIST Finalizes Guidelines for Evaluating ‘Differential Privacy’ Guarantees to De-Identify Data

March 6, 2025

Using differential privacy can help organizations glean useful insights from databases while protecting individuals’ data.

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Novel ‘Quantum Refrigerator’ Is Great at Erasing Quantum Computer’s Chalkboard

January 9, 2025

Quantum computers need a "clean" workspace, and a team including scientists at NIST has found a way to make one.

NIST Announces 2024 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

October 10, 2024

The Baldrige Award was redesigned earlier this year to focus on organizational resilience.

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New Report Highlights Economic Value of Neutron Science to U.S. Industry

September 5, 2024

Research using neutron beams provides an economic return far larger than the cost of building and operating neutron facilities, according to an economic impact

NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review

August 21, 2024

The guidance aims to ensure security, privacy and accessibility during the identity-proofing process for people accessing government services.

NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

August 13, 2024

NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.

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Department of Commerce Announces New Guidance, Tools 270 Days Following President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

July 26, 2024

For the first time, Commerce makes public new NIST draft guidance from U.S. AI Safety Institute to help AI developers evaluate and mitigate risks stemming from

NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation

May 30, 2024

Software algorithms that estimate a person’s age from a photo offer a potential way to control access to age-restricted activities.

NIST Launches ARIA, a New Program to Advance Sociotechnical Testing and Evaluation for AI

May 28, 2024

Assessing Risks and Impacts of AI (ARIA) aims to help organizations and individuals determine whether a given AI technology will be valid, reliable, safe

NIST Finalizes Updated Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information

May 14, 2024

Contractors and other organizations that do business with the federal government now have clearer, more straightforward guidance for protecting sensitive data.

Department of Commerce Announces New Actions to Implement President Biden’s Executive Order on AI

April 29, 2024

Announcements include draft guidance documents, a draft plan for international standards, and a new measurement program opening for public comment.

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Kevin Stine Named Director of NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory

March 20, 2024

Stine headed ITL’s Applied Cybersecurity Division, where he oversaw development of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework

February 26, 2024

The agency has finalized the framework’s first major update since its creation in 2014.

NIST Researchers Suggest Historical Precedent for Ethical AI Research

February 15, 2024

The Belmont Report’s guidelines could help avoid repeating past mistakes in AI-related human subjects research.

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