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NIST SP 1308 Second Public Draft QSG
November 24, 2025

A second public draft of NIST SP 1308, NIST CSF 2.0: Cybersecurity, Enterprise Risk Management, and Workforce Management Quick-Start Guide, is available for public comment through January 7, 2026.

CSF 2.0 Cyber, ERM, and Workforce Managment QSG
March 12, 2025

The latest Quick Start Guide for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 is available for public comment through April 25, 2025.

NIST Privacy Workforce Taxonomy Initial Draft
November 21, 2024

The NIST Privacy Framework Team is pleased to announce the release of the NIST Privacy Workforce Taxonomy, Initial Public Draft (IPD)! We welcome stakeholder feedback on the Workforce Taxonomy IPD by January 17, 2025.

NICE Framework Competencies: NIST IR 8355
June 21, 2023

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.

RFI | Evaluating and Improving NIST Cybersecurity Resources: CSF and CSCRM
February 22, 2022
Federal Register Number: 2022-03642

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.

NICE Framework Competencies: 2nd Draft NISTIR 8355 Available for Comment
December 15, 2021

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released a second draft of NISTIR 8355, NICE Framework Competencies: Assessing Learners for Cybersecurity Work. 

NICE Framework Competencies: Draft NISTIR 8355
March 17, 2021

Draft NISTIR 8355, "NICE Framework Competencies: Assessing Learners for Cybersecurity Work," is available for comment through May 3, 2021.

Updated Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity
November 16, 2020

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.

NICE Releases Draft Revision of the NICE Framework
July 15, 2020

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has released Draft SP 800-181 Revision 1, "Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework)." The public comment period closes August 28, 2020.

Open Meeting of the ISPAB - March 2018
February 28, 2018
Federal Register Number: 2018-04084

The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, March 16, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public....