News & Updates

NIST is seeking comments on Draft SP 1800-18, a practice guide demonstrating Privileged Account Management (PAM) solutions that use commercially available products to appropriately secure and enforce organizational policies. Public comments are due by November 30, 2018.

NIST seeks public comments on Draft NISTIR 8228, which is intended to help federal agencies and other organizations better understand and manage the cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with their IoT devices. Public comments are due October 24, 2018.

NIST has released Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8221, which analyzes recent vulnerabilities associated with two open-source hypervisors--Xen and KVM--as reported by the NIST National Vulnerability Database. The public comment period closes Friday, October 12, 2018.

SP 1800-5 provides an example IT asset management solution for financial services institutions, so they can securely track, manage, and report on information assets throughout their entire life cycle.

According to a recent independent analysis, e-commerce fraud increased by 30 percent in 2017, compared to.....

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-163 Revision 1, Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications, defines the app vetting process—a software assurance method for mobile applications. Revision 1 updates this publication to address changes in the mobile landscape. Comments are due Sep. 6, 2018.

NIST has published Special Publication (SP) 800-116 Revision 1, Guidelines for the Use of PIV Credentials in Facility Access.

NIST is publishing Special Publication (SP) 800-171A, Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). It is intended to help organizations develop assessment plans and conduct efficient, effective, and cost-effective assessments of CUI security reqs in 800-171.

The initial public draft of SP 800-37 Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations, is available for public comment until June 22, 2018.

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-193, Platform Firmware Resiliency Guidelines, a document that provides technical guidelines and recommendations supporting resiliency of the collection of hardware and firmware components of a computer system, also called the platform.

Ensuring the Security of Virtualized Server Platforms Against Potential Threats: NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-125A Revision 1, Security Recommendations for Server-based Hypervisor Platforms

NIST is releasing NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8179, Criticality Analysis Process Model: Prioritizing Systems and Components, to help organizations identify those systems and components that are most vital and which may need additional security or other protections.

When software programs in a network are unmanaged, or unidentified, they are vulnerable to attacks, and.....

The United States continues to have complete dependence on information technology deployed in critical infrastructure systems and applications in both the....

1st draft of Botnet report out for comment

NIST announces the release of NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8176, Security Assurance Requirements for Linux Application Container Deployments

NIST Announces the Release of a Discussion Draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-37, Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life Cycle Approach for Security and Privacy

NIST Announces the Final Release of Special Publication (SP) 800-190, Application Container Security Guide

NISTIR 8192, “Enhancing Resilience of the Internet and Communications Ecosystem,” is now available

NIST Releases the Draft Special Publication 800-177 Revision 1, Trustworthy Email for public comment.  This updated Special Publication has a new....

NIST Releases the Initial Public Draft of Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations.

NIST requests public comments on the release of Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-70 Revision 4, National Checklist Program for IT Products: Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers. 

Application Containers are slowly finding adoption in enterprise IT infrastructures. To address security concerns associated with deployment of application container platforms, NIST Special Publication 800-190 (2nd Draft), Application Container Security Guide, identified security threats

The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet June 28-30, 2017. All sessions will be open to the public.

Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 Status Update