News & Updates

In July 2022, NIST issued a Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications.

The NCCoE has released an initial public draft of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8406, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Liquefied Natural Gas. The comment period is open through November 17, 2022.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program has released two new documents: NIST IR 8425 and NIST IR 8431.

NIST has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8286C, Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight.

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) invites public comments on volumes C-D of a preliminary draft practice guide “Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture”. Deadline to submit comments is September 9, 2022.

NIST is posting two draft Special Publications (SP) on the Enterprise Impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk, with a public comment period open through September 6, 2022.

NIST seeks information for a planned update of the Controlled Unclassified Information series of publications (SP 800-171, -171A, -172, and -172A). The public comment period is open through September 16, 2022.

Participate in the inaugural 30-day comment period for a minor (errata) release of SP 800-53 Rev. 5. Submit your comments on proposed changes through August 12, 2022.

The initial public draft of NIST IR 8323r1, Foundational PNT Profile: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Services, is available for comment. Public comment period is open through August 12, 2022.

NIST has released the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-219, Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP). 

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the initial public draft of NIST SP 1800-34, Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices. Comments are due July 25, 2022.

The initial public draft of NIST IR 8286D, "Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response, is available for public comment through July 18, 2022.

Today, NIST is seeking public comments on NIST IR 8409 ipd (initial public draft), Measuring the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Base Score Equation.

NIST is releasing the final public draft of a major revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-160 Volume 1, Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems. The public comment period is open through July 8, 2022.

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published volume A of a preliminary draft practice guide titled "Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture". The deadline to submit comments is July 5, 2022.

NIST announces the publication of a Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP), Planning for a Zero Trust Architecture: A Guide for Federal Administrators, which describes processes for migrating to a zero trust architecture using the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) announces the release of NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8320, Hardware-Enabled Security: Enabling a Layered Approach to Platform Security for Cloud and Edge Computing Use Cases.

NIST has released the initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-82r3, Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security, which provides guidance on how to improve the security of OT systems.  The deadline to submit comments is July 1, 2022.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new preliminary draft publication, Special Publication (SP) 1800-33 Volume B, 5G Cybersecurity: Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics. Comments are due by June 27, 2022.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has two final publications (NIST SP 1800-19, NIST IR 8320B) and an initial public draft (NIST IR 8320C) on trusted cloud and hardware-enabled security.

NIST IR 8401, "Satellite Ground Segment: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework to Assure Satellite Command and Control," applies the NIST CSF to the ground segment of space operations. Public comments are due by June 20, 2022.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8419, Blockchain and Related Technologies to Support Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability: Needs and Industry Perspectives.

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released two new final publications on enterprise patch management - Special Publication 800-40 Revision 4 and Special Publication 1800-31.

NIST's NCCoE releases "Protecting Information and System Integrity in Industrial Control System Environments: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector," NIST Special Publication 1800-10.

NIST Releases Special Publication 800-172A, "Assessment Procedures for Enhanced Security Requirements."