News & Updates

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.

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published volume A of a preliminary draft practice guide titled "Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture". The deadline to submit comments is July 5, 2022.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8403, Blockchain for Access Control Systems.

NIST has published revisions of two Special Publications (SP) that identify security functions and sensitive security parameter generation and establishment methods allowed within the context of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP).

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140Br1 (Revision 1), CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO/IEC 24759 and ISO/IEC 19790 Annex B, is now available for public comment. Deadline to submit comments is July 12, 2022.

NIST announces the publication of a Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP), Planning for a Zero Trust Architecture: A Guide for Federal Administrators, which describes processes for migrating to a zero trust architecture using the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF).

NIST has released a revised publication, "Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations," NIST Special Publication 800-161r1.

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 Cases.

NIST has released the initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-82r3, Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security, which provides guidance on how to improve the security of OT systems.  The deadline to submit comments is July 1, 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. Comments are due by June 27, 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.

After considering several rounds of public comments, NIST has decided to revise Special Publication 800-22 Rev. 1a, "A Statistical Test Suite for Random and Pseudorandom Number Generators for Cryptographic Applications."

NIST IR 8401, "Satellite Ground Segment: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework to Assure Satellite Command and Control," applies the NIST CSF to the ground segment of space operations. Public comments are due by June 20, 2022.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8419, Blockchain and Related Technologies to Support Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability: Needs and Industry Perspectives.

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released two new final publications on enterprise patch management - Special Publication 800-40 Revision 4 and Special Publication 1800-31.

NIST is proposing to revise Special Publication (SP) 800-38A. Please submit public comments by April 25, 2022. 

NIST's NCCoE releases "Protecting Information and System Integrity in Industrial Control System Environments: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector," NIST Special Publication 1800-10.

NIST Releases Special Publication 800-172A, "Assessment Procedures for Enhanced Security Requirements."

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-204C, "Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh," is now available.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description, "Responding to and Recovering from a Cyber Attack: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector." The public comment period is open through April 28, 2022.

A second public draft of "Introduction to Cybersecurity for Commercial Satellite Operations" (NISTIR 8270) is available for public comment through April 8, 2022.

NIST is releasing two guides to address the challenge of ransomware: NISTIR 8374, "Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile," and a companion quick start guide, "Getting Started with Cybersecurity Risk Management: Ransomware."

NIST is seeking information to assist in evaluating and improving its cybersecurity resources—including the widely-used NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and a variety of existing and potential standards, guidelines, and other information. Comments are due by April 25, 2022.

NIST requests comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-219, "Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP)." The public comment period closes on March 23, 2022.

Second Drafts of NIST SP 800-140C/D Rev. 1 Available for Comment until March 25, 2022.