News & Updates

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 is now available, along with many supplementary resources.

NIST published the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-66r2 (Revision 2), Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule: A Cybersecurity Resource Guide.

NIST is releasing Special Publication (SP) 800-204D, Strategies for the Integration of Software Supply Chain Security in DevSecOps CI/CD Pipelines.

After two public comment periods, NIST has decided to revise SP 800-38E, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices." 

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-223, High-Performance Computing Security: Architecture, Threat Analysis, and Security Posture.

NIST seeks to update and improve the guidance in Special Publication (SP) 800-60, Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories. 

The initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8504, Access Control on NoSQL Databases, is now available for public comment. The deadline to submit comments is March 15, 2024.

Volumes A (2nd preliminary draft) and B (initial prelim. draft) of NIST Special Publication 1800-37, Addressing Visibility Challenges with TLS 1.3 within the Enterprise, are available for public comment through April 1, 2024.

NIST Special Publication (SP) Draft 800-55, Measurement Guide for Information Security, Volume 1 — Identifying and Selecting Measures, and Volume 2 — Developing an Information Security Measurement Program, are now available for public review and comment through March 18, 2024.

NIST plans to update Special Publication (SP) 800-100, Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers, and is issuing a Pre-Draft Call for Comments to solicit feedback from users. Deadline to submit comments is February 23, 2024.

NIST has published a new report, NIST AI 100-2e2023, "Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations."

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8432, "Cybersecurity of Genomic Data."

The initial public draft (ipd) of SP 800-79r3 (Revision 3), Guidelines for the Authorization of PIV Card and Derived PIV Credential Issuers, provides appropriate and useful guidelines for assessing the reliability of PIV Card and derived PIV credential issuers. Comment deadline is January 29, 2024.

Just released for Public Comment: Initial Public Draft of SP 800-26, Guidelines for Evaluating Differential Privacy Guarantees publication for public comment, the comment period has been closed.

NIST has released Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 30, Automation Support for Control Assessments – Project Update and Vision, which describes planned updates to the NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8011 series.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Human-Centered Cybersecurity program is pleased to announce the release of the NIST Phish Scale User Guide.  

Today, NIST is issuing best practices on how to better integrate ICT risk programs into an overarching ERM portfolio—given special attention to coordination and communication across risk programs.

The final version 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.

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the initial public draft of NIST IR 8496 for public comment. The comment period closes on January 9, 2024.

The final public draft (fpd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171r3 (Revision 3) and initial public draft (ipd) of NIST SP 800-171Ar3 (Revision 3) are now available for public review. The comment period is open through January 26, 2024.

NIST has issued SP 800-53 Release 5.1.1 in the Cybersecurity and Privacy Reference Tool (CPRT).

NIST is issuing one new proposed control and two control enhancements with corresponding assessment procedures for an expedited 2-week public comment period for October 17–31, 2023.

The NIST NCCoE has published the final version of NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8473, Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure. 

NIST has released the initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-92r1 (Revision 1), Cybersecurity Log Management Planning Guide, for public comment. The comment period closes on November 29, 2023.

NIST has published "Special Publication (SP) 800-82r3 (Revision 3), Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security", which provides guidance on how to improve the security of OT systems while addressing their unique performance, reliability, and safety requirements.