News & Updates

The NCCoE is requesting comments on a new Draft Project Description, "Automation of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)." Public comments may be submitted through May 12, 2021.

NIST has published NISTIR 8212, "An Information Security Continuous Monitoring Program Assessment," and the ISCMAx tool that implements the ISCM program assessment described in SP 800-137A.

NIST's NCCoE has published Cybersecurity Practice Guide SP 1800-27, "Securing Property Management Systems."

A new draft NISTIR 8310, "Cybersecurity Framework Election Infrastructure Profile," is available for public comment through May 14, 2021.

Ten finalists are moving to the final round of the Lightweight Cryptography Standardization process.

Version 2 of test Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards now available.

Draft NISTIR 8360, "Machine Learning for Access Control Policy Verification," is available for comment through May 7, 2021.

NIST's NCCoE has released Draft SP 1800-22, "Mobile Device Security: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)." The public comment period is open through May 17, 2021.

Draft NISTIR 8355, "NICE Framework Competencies: Assessing Learners for Cybersecurity Work," is available for comment through May 3, 2021.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has released a Draft Project Description on Trusted IoT Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management. The public comment period is open through April 21, 2021.

The NCCoE is requesting comments on a new Draft Project Description, "Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3." Public comments may be submitted through March 29, 2021.

NIST announces the publication of NISTIR 8276, Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Observations from Industry.

NIST publishes NISTIR 8323, "Foundational PNT Profile: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Services," in response to Executive Order 13905 of Feb. 12, 2020.

NIST has published NISTIR 8301, "Blockchain Networks: Token Design and Management Overview."

NIST has released Draft NISTIR 8344, "Ontology for Authentication," for public comment. Please submit your comments by April 9, 2021.

NIST announces the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-172, "Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: A Supplement to NIST Special Publication 800-171"

A preliminary draft of SP 1800-33A, "5G Cybersecurity," is available for comment through March 4, 2021.

Draft SP 800-204B, "Attribute-based Access Control for Microservices-based Applications Using a Service Mesh," is available for comment through February 24, 2021.

Draft NIST SP 800-47 Revision 1, "Managing the Security of Information Exchanges," is now available for public comment through March 12, 2021.

New supplemental materials are available for SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and SP 800-53B: spreadsheets for the Control Catalog and Control Baselines.

NIST publishes NISTIR 8322, Workshop Summary Report for “Building the Federal Profile for IoT Device Cybersecurity” Virtual Workshop.

A new NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, NIST SP 1800-24, is now available:  "Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector."

Four draft guidance documents on defining IoT cybersecurity requirements--for federal agencies and IoT device manufacturers--are now available for comment through February 26, 2021:  Draft SP 800-213 and Draft NISTIRs 8259B/C/D.

A new publication formalizes the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry metadata submission process that's used in conjunction with the National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

Draft NISTIR 8286A, "Identifying and Estimating Cybersecurity Risk for Enterprise Risk Management," is available for comment through February 1, 2021.