NIST Releases SP 800-87 Rev 2
April 19, 2018
NIST has updated the federal agency organizational codes specified in Special Publication (SP) 800-87, Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally-Assisted Organizations. The changes included in this update...

NIST Publishes Updates to SP 800-56A and 800-56C
April 16, 2018
Secret cryptographic keying material may be electronically established between parties by using a.....

NIST Releases Draft SP 800-125A Rev 1
April 12, 2018
Ensuring the Security of Virtualized Server Platforms Against Potential Threats: NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-125A Revision 1, Security Recommendations for Server-based Hypervisor Platforms

NISTIR 8179 Criticality Analysis Process Model
April 11, 2018
NIST is releasing NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8179, Criticality Analysis Process Model: Prioritizing Systems and Components, to help organizations identify those systems and components that are most vital and which may...

NIST Releases Draft SP 800 57 Part 2 Rev 1
April 11, 2018
Best practices for organizations to manage cryptographic keys:  NIST releases Draft SP 800-57 Part 2 Revision 1 for public comment

NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8011 Volume 3
April 5, 2018
When software programs in a network are unmanaged, or unidentified, they are vulnerable to attacks, and.....

NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-202
March 26, 2018
To address these issues, NIST’s Computer Forensics Tools Testing (CFTT) program tests computer forensic tools to ensure that.....

Draft SP 800-160 Vol. 2: Cyber Resiliency Considerations
March 21, 2018
The United States continues to have complete dependence on information technology deployed in critical infrastructure systems and applications in both the....

Fog Computing for Internet of Things Devices
March 19, 2018
An increasing number of people and organizations are using smart, interconnected devices, which form....

NIST Researchers Publish Book on Attribute-Based Access Control
March 14, 2018
Access control is the process of defining and limiting which users are allowed access to particular resources.  NIST researchers have recently published a book on Attribute-based access control (ABAC), one of the...

Open Meeting of the ISPAB - March 2018
February 28, 2018
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, March 16, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. All...

NIST Releases Second Errata Update for SP 800-171 Rev. 1
February 20, 2018
NIST announces the release of the second errata update for SP 800-171 Revision 1.....

NIST Releases Final Draft SP 800-171A
February 20, 2018
NIST announces the release of the Final Draft of Special Publication 800-171A.....

Draft Report on International IoT Cybersecurity Standardization
February 14, 2018
NIST has released a Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8200, Interagency Report on Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT). Comments will be accepted until April 18...

NIST Publishes SCAP 1.3 Technical Spec
February 14, 2018
Today, NIST published the technical specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) version 1.3.

Updated NIST FISMA Publications Schedule
February 8, 2018
An updated schedule for NIST FISMA Publication updates......

NIST Publishes Attribute Metadata Report, NISTIR 8112
February 2, 2018
NIST recently published NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8112, Attribute Metadata: A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes.

Security Considerations for Code Signing
January 26, 2018
 A new NIST cybersecurity white paper is available, Security Considerations for Code Signing. 

Security Recommendations for Deploying Hypervisors on Servers
January 24, 2018
NIST has published SP 800-125A, Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers.

Blockchain Technology Overview Draft Available for Comment
January 24, 2018
Draft NISTIR 8202, Blockchain Technology Overview, is available for public comment through February 23, 2018.

NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 7511 Rev. 5
January 16, 2018
NIST announces the release of Draft NISTIR 7511 Revision 5.  This draft NISTIR has been updated.....

NIST Announces the Release of SP 800-90B
January 10, 2018
NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-90B, Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation.  This document....

Departments seek public input on draft botnet report
January 5, 2018
1st draft of Botnet report out for comment

Update to NIST SP 800-160
January 3, 2018
As part of its ongoing cybersecurity efforts, NIST has issued the first update to its flagship systems security engineering...

NIST Publishes Guide to LTE Security
December 21, 2017
NIST publishes Special Publication (SP) 800-187, Guide to LTE Security.