News & Updates

NIST is releasing Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-204, "Security Strategies for Microservices-based Application Systems." Public comments are due by April 26, 2019.

NIST has published an update to its Risk Management Framework specification, in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-37 Revision 2.

(New comments due date:  March 15, 2019) Draft Special Publication 800-189, "Secure Interdomain Traffic Exchange: BGP Robustness and DDoS Mitigation," is now available for comment. The deadline for submitting comments is March 15, 2019.

NIST has published NISTIR 8011 Volume 3, "Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management."

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST is seeking comments on a draft project description, Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem: Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector. Comments are due by December 21, 2018.

NIST is soliciting public comments on the development of a new NIST Privacy Framework: An Enterprise Risk Management Tool. Comments are due December 31, 2018.

NIST's NCCoE has released Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8219, "Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems: Behavioral Anomaly Detection." Public comments may be submitted until December 6, 2018.

The final public draft of NIST SP 800-37 Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations--A System Life Cycle Approach for Security and Privacy, is now available. The public comment period closes October 31, 2018.

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