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Trustworthy networks

Overview

NIST works with industry partners to advance the research, standardization and adoption of technologies necessary to increase the security, privacy, robustness and performance of networked systems.  This includes resolving systemic vulnerabilities in existing and emerging critical network infrastructures and advancing the development of potentially disruptive technologies to improve the trustworthiness of future networks.  NIST innovates and applies the measurement science necessary to establish a technical basis for trustworthy networks.

The Research

Projects & Programs

Trustworthy Networks Program

Ongoing
NIST works with industry partners to advance the research, standardization and adoption of technologies necessary to increase the security, privacy, resilience

News

NIST Publishes Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security

NIST Researchers Extend Model to Predict Minimum Investment for Optimum Cybersecurity Across Large, Weakly Connected Networks

NIST Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement with Distant, Synchronized Network Nodes