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PQC Updates to the PIV Standards | Working Drafts June 12, 2026
NIST has released initial working drafts of proposed updates to the PIV standards, including an overview of expected changes to support post-quantum cryptography in PIV credentials.
Ransomware Risk Management | IR 8374r1 June 11, 2026
NIST IR 8374r1, "Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 Community Profile," is now available.
NIST Releases Two Updated SCAP Publications June 8, 2026
NIST announces the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-126r4 (Revision 4), Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP): SCAP Version 1.4, and SP 800-126Ar4, SCAP 1.4 Component Specification...
GCM and GMAC Block Cipher Modes of Operation June 1, 2026
NIST is revising Special Publication 800-38D, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) and GMAC. The public comment period is open through July 31, 2026.
Draft NIST IR Hardware-Enabled Security May 29, 2026
NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) 8320E ipd (initial public draft), Hardware-Enabled Security: Confidential Computing of Data in Cloud Workloads, is open for public comment through July 13, 2026.

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