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Submit Comments on NIST SP 1800-34 Initial Public Draft
June 23, 2022
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.
NIST Releases Final Public Draft: Engineering Trustworthy Secure Systems
June 7, 2022
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.
NIST Announces the Release of NIST IR 8320
May 4, 2022
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...
NCCoE Releases Preliminary Draft on 5G Cybersecurity
April 25, 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....
Three Publications on Trusted Cloud and Hardware-Enabled Security
April 20, 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.
Hardware-Enabled Security and Trusted Cloud: Draft Reports Available
October 27, 2021
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released three new draft reports on hardware-enabled security and trusted cloud for public comment.
Hardware-Enabled Security for Containers: NISTIR 8320A Published
June 17, 2021
NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has finalized NISTIR 8320A, "Hardware-Enabled Security: Container Platform Security Prototype."
Hardware-Enabled Security: Draft NISTIR 8320 Available for Comment
May 27, 2021
NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NISTIR 8320, "Hardware-Enabled Security: Enabling a Layered Approach to Platform Security for Cloud and Edge Computing Use Cases." The public...
Trusted IoT Device Network-Layer Onboarding & LCM
May 20, 2021
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has published a final Project Description on "Trusted IoT Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management. This project will result in a NIST Cybersecurity Practice...
Draft Trusted IoT Device Network-Layer Onboarding & LCM
March 16, 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.
Draft NISTIR 8320A, Safeguarding Containers
December 7, 2020
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST has released Draft NISTIR 8320A, "Hardware-Enabled Security: Container Platform Security Prototype." The public comment period closes January 29, 2021.
Trusted IoT Device Onboarding and LCM
September 8, 2020
A draft white paper, "Trusted Internet of Things (IoT) Device Network-Layer Onboarding and Lifecycle Management," is available for comment through October 8, 2020.
Draft WP on Hardware-Enabled Security for Servers
April 28, 2020
A draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper is available for comment: "Hardware-Enabled Security for Server Platforms." The public comment period is open through June 2, 2020.
NCCoE Releases Draft SP 1800-19B for Comment
November 20, 2018
The NCCoE seeks comments on Volume B ("Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics") of Draft SP 1800-19, Trusted Cloud: Security Practice Guide for VMWare Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)...
NCCoE Releases Draft SP 1800-19B for Comment
November 20, 2018
The NCCoE seeks comments on Volume B ("Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics") of Draft SP 1800-19, Trusted Cloud: Security Practice Guide for VMWare Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)...
NCCoE Prelim Draft Trusted Cloud Security Practice Guide
August 24, 2018
NIST has released a preliminary draft of NIST Special Publication 1800-19A, Trusted Cloud: Security Practice Guide for VMWare Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Environments (Executive Summary).
NIST Releases SP 800-193
May 4, 2018
NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-193, Platform Firmware Resiliency Guidelines, a document that provides technical guidelines and recommendations supporting resiliency of the collection of hardware and...
NIST Releases Draft SP 800-193 for Public Comment
May 30, 2017
NIST announces the public comment release of Draft Special Publication 800-193,  Platform Firmware Resiliency Guidelines. The platform is a collection of fundamental hardware and firmware components needed to boot and operate...
NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7904
December 11, 2015
NIST announces the final release of NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7904, Trusted Geolocation in the Cloud: Proof of Concept Implementation. This report describes a proof of concept implementation ...
Second Draft NISTIR 7904 is available for public comment
July 15, 2015
NIST announces the second public comment release of Interagency Report (IR) 7904, Trusted Geolocation in the Cloud: Proof of Concept Implementation. This report describes a proof of concept implementation that was designed by...
SP 800-147B, BIOS Protection Guidelines for Servers
September 3, 2014
NIST announces the release of NIST Special Publication 800-147B, BIOS Protection Guidelines for Servers. This guide is intended to mitigate threats to the integrity of fundamental system firmware, ...
Public Comments: DRAFT NISTIR 7904
December 21, 2012
NIST announces the public comment release of Draft Interagency Report (IR) 7904, Trusted Geolocation in the Cloud: Proof of Concept Implementation. This publication explains selected security challenges involving...
Created May 09, 2022, Updated March 05, 2024