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Events

Upcoming Events

Third Workshop on Block Cipher Modes of Operation 2023
October 3, 2023 - October 4, 2023
AGENDA NIST will host the Third NIST Workshop on Block Cipher Modes of Operation on October 3-4, 2023, at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville, Maryland. NIST hosted the two previous modes workshops...
ISPAB October Meeting
October 25, 2023 - October 26, 2023
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and...
Fifth PQC Standardization Conference
April 10, 2024 - April 12, 2024
NIST plans to hold the 5th NIST PQC Standardization Conference from April 10-12, 2024, in Rockville, Maryland.  The purpose of the conference is to discuss various aspects of the algorithms (both those selected and those...

Past Events

MPTS 2023: NIST Workshop on Multi-party Threshold Schemes 2023
September 26, 2023 - September 28, 2023
Quick links about the workshop: webinar registration (free), and call for presentation abstracts (deadline 2023-Sep-05). Quick links about the Threshold Call: NISTIR 8214C ipd (Jan-2023), and received comments (Apr-2023)....
Forum Meeting - August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023
The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of system security and privacy information among...
STPPA (series of talks) Event #6
July 25, 2023
Event #6's theme: Community Efforts on Advanced Cryptographic Techniques Featured topics: FHE, MPC, ZKP, ABE, Threshold Crypto, PAKE. Structure: Welcome/introduction; 6 invited talks; panel conversation. Date and time:...
Digital Identity—What's Next for NIST?
July 25, 2023 - July 26, 2023
Last December, the public comment period opened for the Draft Fourth Revision to NIST Special Publication 800-63, Digital Identity Guidelines (Draft NIST SP 800-63-4). The formal comment period is now closed, but we welcome...
ISPAB July 2023 Meeting
July 12, 2023 - July 13, 2023
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and...
Lightweight Cryptography Workshop 2023
June 21, 2023 - June 22, 2023
NIST hosted the Sixth Lightweight Cryptography Workshop (virtual) on June 21-22, 2023 to explain the selection process and to discuss various aspects of lightweight cryptography standardization. Agenda Call for Papers...
Protecting CUI: What's New in Draft SP 800-171 Rev 3
June 6, 2023
On June 6, 2023, NIST will host a webinar to provide an overview of the significant changes in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and...
Random Bit Generation Workshop 2023
May 31, 2023 - June 1, 2023
NIST hosted a virtual workshop on Random Bit Generation (RBG) as specified in the SP 800-90 series of publications: SP 800-90A (Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanisms), SP 800-90B (Entropy Sources), and SP 800-90C (RBG...
The Third Automotive Cybersecurity COI Webinar
May 25, 2023
The automotive industry is facing significant challenges from increased cybersecurity risk and adoption of AI and opportunities from rapid technological innovations. This webinar will be the third community of interest...
4th Annual Multi-Cloud Conference and Workshop
May 24, 2023 - May 25, 2023
Fourth Annual Multi-Cloud Conference and Workshop May 25, 2023 - Conference Co-Hosted by NIST, DoC, and Tetrate This year’s Multi-Cloud Conference will focus on delivering Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) through...
Forum Meeting - May 23, 2023
May 23, 2023
The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of system security and privacy information among...
4th Annual OSCAL Conference
May 23, 2023 - May 24, 2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting with the Department of Commerce on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, the fourth annual conference in the series focusing on the Open Security Controls...
Automotive Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI) Webinar
April 19, 2023
The automotive industry is facing significant challenges from increased cybersecurity risk and adoption of AI and opportunities from rapid technological innovations. This webinar will be the second community of interest...
The Future of Authentication
March 16, 2023
This final webinar in the Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar Series will focus on the evolving nature of authentication technology and how organizations and NIST are addressing new innovations in the space. Panelists will...
3rd High-Performance Computing Security Workshop
March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023
Executive Order 13702 established the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) to maximize the benefits of high-performance computing (HPC) for economic competitiveness and scientific discovery. Security is an essential...
Innovating Identity Proofing
March 9, 2023
This second webinar in the Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar Series will focus on the changes NIST has made to the identity proofing guidance and illicit inputs on how the government and industry can collaboratively...
Digital Identity Risk Management and Assurance Level Selection
March 2, 2023
The first webinar in the Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar Series will center on a discussion of risk as it relates to digital identity. Panelists will explore the various lenses through which digital identity can be...
ISPAB March 2023 Meeting
March 1, 2023 - March 2, 2023
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and...
Forum Meeting - February 2023
February 28, 2023
The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of system security and privacy information among...
STPPA (series of talks) Event #5
February 9, 2023
Featured topics: identity-based encryption (IBE), attribute-based encryption (ABE) and broadcast encryption Structure: welcome; 3 invited talks; panel conversation. Date and time: February 9th (Thursday), 2023, 12:00–15:50...
Automotive Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI) Webinar
February 7, 2023
The automotive industry is facing significant challenges from increased cybersecurity risk and adoption of AI and opportunities from rapid technological innovations. To provide assistance to the industry, NIST has started a...
Derived PIV Credentials and PIV Federation Workshop
February 1, 2023
A virtual workshop on February 1, 2023 will introduce the initial public drafts of two NIST Special Publications (SPs): NIST SP 800-157r1 (Revision 1), Guidelines for Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV)...
Federal Cybersecurity & Privacy Professionals Forum Meeting - December 2022
December 6, 2022
The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of system security and privacy information among...
Fourth PQC Standardization Conference
November 29, 2022 - December 1, 2022
At this conference, we will discuss various aspects of the candidate algorithms and obtain valuable feedback for informing decisions on standardization. NIST will invite the submission teams for both the selected algorithms,...
STPPA (series of talks) Event #4
November 21, 2022
Featured topics: anonymous credentials, blind signatures, private authentication. Structure: welcome; three invited talks; panel conversation. Date and time: November 21st, 2022, 09:00–12:30 EST [Note: it was postponed to...

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