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Events

Upcoming Events

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...
June 21, 2023 - June 22, 2023
Read the Code of Conduct for NIST Conferences NIST will host its Sixth Lightweight Cryptography Workshop (virtual) on June 21-22, 2023. The aim of the workshop is to explain the selection process and to discuss various...
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...
October 3, 2023 - October 4, 2023
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 in...

Past Events

May 31, 2023 - June 1, 2023
PLEASE NOTE:  MEETING WILL BE ONLY TWO DAYS.  NEW START DATE MAY 31st. Read the Code of Conduct for NIST Conferences The Agenda is now available. NIST will be hosting a virtual workshop on Random Bit Generation (RBG) as...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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,...
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...
October 26, 2022 - October 27, 2022
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...
September 1, 2022
Presentations & Speakers at a Glance: Update on NIST SP 800-63, David Temoshok, NIST VA's Cyber NexGen Developmental Program, Clarence Williams and Sharon McPherson, Department of Veterans Affairs Facilitated...
July 13, 2022 - July 14, 2022
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...
May 17, 2022
The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum (formerly the Federal Computer Security Program Managers Forum) is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to...
May 9, 2022 - May 11, 2022
NIST hosted the fifth Lightweight Cryptography Workshop (virtual) on May 9-11, 2022, to discuss various aspects of the finalists and to obtain valuable feedback for the standardization of lightweight cryptographic primitives....
March 24, 2022
NIST recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking for information that would improve the effectiveness of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) for a potential update.  As a part of this initiative, NIST wants to...
March 9, 2022 - March 10, 2022
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...