News & Updates

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.

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

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

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Four draft guidance documents on defining IoT cybersecurity requirements--for federal agencies and IoT device manufacturers--are now available for comment through February 26,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.

NIST has issued supplemental materials and errata updates for both SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and SP 800-53B, which were originally published in September 2020. New materials include control mappings and control comparisons. 

NIST's NCCoE is publishing two Cybersecurity Practice Guides for data integrity that address identifying and protecting assets against--and detecting and responding to--ransomware and other destructive events. Special Publications (SP) 1800-25 and 1800-26 are now available.

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.

NIST has published two documents for the National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program, NISTIR 8278 and NISTIR 8278A.

NIST's National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released an update of its Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) in Special Publication 800-181 Revision 1.

Draft FIPS 201-3, "Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors," is now available for public comment through February 1, 2021. 

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53B, "Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations," has been published.

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-208, "Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes."