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News
- [Feb. 3, 2012} -- NIST is pleased to announce the release of a report by the University of Maryland’s Supply Chain Management Center. The report, which stems from a NIST grant, inventories existing ICT supply chain initiatives and.....
- {Feb. 1, 2012] -- NIST announces the public comment release of draft Special Publication (SP) 800-61 Revision 2, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide. It seeks to assist organizations in mitigating the.....
- [Dec. 13, 2011} -- NIST Computer Security Division is proud to announce the release of Special Publication 800-63-1, Electronic Authentication Guideline. A newly revised publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expands the options for government .....
- {Dec. 8, 2011} -- NIST announces the public comment release of NIST Special Publication 800-155, BIOS Integrity Measurement Guidelines. This document outlines the security components and.....
- {Dec. 7, 2011 -- NIST announces the public comment release of Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7831, Common Remediation Enumeration Version 1.0. NISTIR 7831 defines the Common Remediation Enumeration (CRE) specification. CRE is......
- }Dec. 6, 2011} -- Call for Abstracts: On April 23 and 24, 2012, the NIST ITL Computer Security Division will host a two-day workshop to explore cybersecurity needed for cyber-physical systems (CPSs), with a focus on research results and......
NIST Security Events
2012 NIST/NSTIC IDtrust Workshop
March 13-14, 2012
NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland
Third SHA-3 Candidate Conference
March 22-23, 2012
Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington DC
Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA) "A New Era in Cybersecurity Awareness, Training, and Education"
March 27-29, 2012
NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland
Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) Workshop
April 23-24, 2012
NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland
ICT Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Workshop
July 11-12, 2012
NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland