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News
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NICE Workshop--Shaping The Future Of Cybersecurity Education
August 11-12, 2010
NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. - NIST announces a Call for Papers for The Second SHA-3 Candidate Conference
- {July 29, 2010} -- NIST announces the release of DRAFT NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7275 Revision 4, Specification for the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) Version 1.2. The eXtensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) Version 1.2 is the......
- {July 27, 2010} -- NIST is proud to announce the release of 2 Special Publications: Special Publication 800-117, Guide to Adopting and Using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Version 1.0 and Special Publication 800-85A-2, PIV Card Application and Middleware Interface Test Guidelines (SP800-73-3 Compliance). To view the full announcement of these 2 documents........
- {July 7, 2010} -- NIST announces the public comment release of draft SP 800-125, Guide to Security for Full Virtualization Technologies. Full virtualization technologies run one or more.....
- {July 6, 2010} -- NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7559, Forensics Web Services (FWS) is now available. Web services are currently a preferred way to architect and provide complex services. This complexity.....
- {July 6, 2010} -- NIST announces a period of public comment on the Draft Addendum to NIST SP 800-38A Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Three Variants of Ciphertext Stealing for CBC Mode. The draft addendum specifies.....
- {July 1, 2010} -- The Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy Symposium will be held on July 27. Stakeholder Meeting Addresses Cybersecurity and Innovation As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the Department of Commerce will hold a symposium on "Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy" on July 27, 2010, at......
- {June 29, 2010} -- NIST announces the publication of Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1, Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations. Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1, provides guidelines for developing security assessment plans and associated security control assessment procedures that are consistent with.....
- {June 25, 2010} -- Draft NISTIR 7622, Piloting Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems is intended to provide a wide array of practices that when implemented will.....
- {June 24, 2010} -- NIST announces the release of draft Special Publication 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation - Part 1: Storage Applications. This Recommendation specifies.....
- {June 16, 2010} A draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-130, A Framework for Designing Cryptographic Key Management Systems, is.....
NIST Security Events
Workshop on UOCAVA Remote Voting Systems
August 6-7, 2010
Washington Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC
NICE Workshop--Shaping The Future Of Cybersecurity Education
August 11-12, 2010
NIST, Gaithersburg, MD.
The Second SHA-3 Candidate Conference
August 23-24, 2010
University of California, Santa Barbara
Cryptographic Key Management Workshop 2010
September 20-21, 2010
NIST-Green Auditorium, Gaithersburg, MD