News & Updates

The Initial Public Draft of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8481, Research for Cybersecurity: Findings and Possible Paths Forward, is available for public comment. Deadline to submit comments is October 31, 2023.

The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-204D, Strategies for the Integration of Software Supply Chain Security in DevSecOps CI/CD Pipelines, is now available for public comment.

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-50r1 (Revision 1), Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program, is now available for public comment. The comment period closes on October 27, 2023.

NIST requests comments on the initial public drafts of three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) - FIPS 203, 204 and 205. The deadline to submit comments is November 22, 2023.

NIST is proposing to revise NIST Special Publication 800-38D. Please submit public comments by October 9, 2023.

NIST has released the initial public draft (ipd) of a new report for public comment: NIST Internal Report (IR) 8477 ipd, Mapping Relationships Between Documentary Standards, Regulations, Frameworks, and Guidelines: Developing Cybersecurity and Privacy Concept Mappings.

Today, NIST is officially unveiling our new Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 Reference Tool.

After reviewing more than a year’s worth of community feedback, NIST has released a Draft of The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 for public comment! Please submit comments by November 6, 2023.

NIST is reviewing Special Publication 800-135 Revision 1 and requesting public comments by September 27, 2023.

Initial public comments are requested on FIPS 202, SHA-3 Standard, and SP 800-185, SHA-3 Derived Functions. The public comment period is open through October 27, 2023.

Space operations are vital to advancing the security, economic prosperity, and scientific knowledge of the Nation.

The NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140x series supports Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 140-3, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, and its associated validation testing program, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP).

NIST has released the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-219 Revision 1, Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP).

NIST has completed the reviews for all the “onramp” digital signature submissions received by the deadline. 

The NCCoE has released an initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8473, "Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure." The public comment period is open through August 28, 2023.

The specification of the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA), NIST SP 800-67 Rev. 2, will be withdrawn January 1, 2024. The algorithm will be disallowed for applying cryptographic protection but will continue to be allowed for processing already-protected data.

NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8355, NICE Framework Competencies: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce, has been published. This publication describes Competency Areas as included in the NICE Framework, providing information on how Competency Areas are defined and how they can be used.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final project description, "Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Sector: A Practical Reference Design for Mitigating Cyber Risk in Water and Wastewater Systems." The NCCoE is now calling for project collaborators.

NIST has published NIST Internal Report 8454, Status Report on the Final Round of the NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process. The announcement of NIST's decision to standardize the ASCON family was announced on February 7, 2023.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released for public comment a draft of NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8467, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Genomic Data. The comment period is now open through July 17, 2023.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the final version of NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) 8406, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a preliminary practice guide, Automation of the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program, for public comment through July 25, 2023.  

The NCCoE has released Draft NIST IR 8441, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Hybrid Satellite Networks (HSN). The comment period closes July 14, 2023.

This week, NIST released the newly redesigned and streamlined Special Publication 800-225, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cybersecurity and Privacy Annual Report.

Internal and external reporting of security vulnerabilities in software and information systems owned or utilized by the Federal Government is critical to mitigating risk, establishing a robust security posture, and maintaining transparency and trust with the public.