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Comment on Two NIST Genomic Data Cybersecurity and Privacy Drafts
December 17, 2024

The second public draft of NIST Internal Report (IR) 8467, "Genomic Data Cybersecurity and Privacy Frameworks Community Profile" and the initial public draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 35, "Cybersecurity Threat Modeling the Genomic Data Sequencing Workflow" are open for public comment through January 30, 2025.

CSWP 34 is Available for Public Comment
November 7, 2024

The NCCoE has released for public comment the draft of NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 34, Mitigating Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks in Telehealth Smart Home Integration. The comment period for the draft is now open through January 21, 2025.

NIST Publishes SP 800-66 Revision 2, Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule
February 14, 2024

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.

Cybersecurity of Genomic Data: NIST IR 8432
December 20, 2023

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

Update on the Revision of NIST SP 800-66
April 25, 2023

For the past 18+ months NIST, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has been working to update NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-66.

Draft NIST IR 8432 Available for Public Comment
March 3, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data.

NIST Releases Draft NIST SP 800-66, Rev. 2 for Public Comment
July 21, 2022

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-66r2 (Revision 2), Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule:  A Cybersecurity Resource Guide, is now available for public comment. Deadline to submit comments is September 21, 2022.

Draft PD: Mitigating Cyber Risk in Telehealth Smart Home Integration
August 31, 2021

The NCCoE has released a Draft Project Description on "Mitigating Cybersecurity Risk in Telehealth Smart Home Integration." The public comment period is open through October 4, 2021.

Call for Comments on SP 800-66 Rev. 1
April 29, 2021

NIST has posted a call for comments on NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-66 Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule. The comment period is open through July 9, 2021.

Healthcare--Securing PACS: NIST SP 1800-24
December 21, 2020

A new NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide, NIST SP 1800-24, is now available:  "Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector."

NIST Releases Draft SP 1800-24 for Comment
September 16, 2019

The NCCoE has released Draft SP 1800-24, "Securing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector," for public comment. The comment period ends November 18, 2019.

NIST Released Draft NISTIR 8053
April 7, 2015

NIST requests comments on an initial public draft report on NISTIR 8053, De-identification of Personally Identifiable Information. This document describes terminology, process and procedures for the removal ...