News & Updates

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.

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

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. 

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

NIST requests comments on the design and development of Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) version 1.3. Please send suggestions for SCAP 1.3 by September 28, 2015. For more information, visit the CSRC SCAP web page.

NIST requests comments on the draft report NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems, which describes a privacy risk management framework for federal information systems. 

NIST announces the release of an Errata Update for Special Publication 800-53, Revision 4, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations. This update contains new mapping tables for ISO/IEC 27001: 2013

NIST announces the release of Draft NIST IR 8023, Risk Management for Replication Devices. For the purposes of this NISTIR, replication devices (RDs) include copiers, printers, three-dimensional (3D) printers, ...

NIST announces the release of Draft Special Publication 800-53, Revision 4, Appendix H, International Information Security Standards, Security Control Mappings for ISO/IEC 27001: 2013. (NOTE: This draft Appendix H for SP 800-53 Revision 4 ...

NIST announces the release of Draft Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 4, Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Assessment Plans (Initial Public Draft). 

NIST announces the release of Special Publication 800-82, Revision 2, Guide to Industrial Control System (ICS) Security. Special Publication 800-82 provides guidance on how to improve the security in Industrial Control Systems (ICS), ...

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations

NIST will provide periodic errata updates to Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Revision 4, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, as needed.