News & Updates

A draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper, "A Taxonomic Approach to Understanding Emerging Blockchain Identity Management Systems," is available for public comment until August 9, 2019.

NIST has released Draft NIST Special Publication 800-175B Revision 1 for comment. The public comment period ends September 5, 2019.

NCCoE has released a second draft of SP 1800-13, "Mobile Application Single Sign-On: Improving Authentication for Public Safety First Responders." Public comments are due by June 28, 2019.

NIST has published SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, "Recommendation for Key Management: Part 2 – Best Practices for Key Management Organizations."

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

(New comments due date:  February 18, 2019) The NCCoE seeks comments on Volumes A and B of Draft SP 1800-16, "Securing Web Transactions: TLS Server Certificate Management." Public comments are due by February 18, 2019.

(New comments due date:  February 18, 2019) NIST releases the second draft of SP 800-57 Part 2 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Management: Best Practices for Key Management Organizations. Public comments are due by February 18, 2019.

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 invites comments on Draft Special Publication 800-179 Rev. 1, "Guide to Securing macOS 10.12 Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist." The public comment period is open until November 16, 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's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is requesting comments on Draft Special Publication 1800-14, Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Route Origin Validation. Comments are due October 15, 2018.

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

Special Publication (SP) 1800-8 informs healthcare organizations on risks associated with deploying and operating wireless infusion pumps, and how to improve their cybersecurity. They are among the most network-connected medical devices.

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

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Releases Draft SP 1800-12, Derived Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Credentials

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

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

This draft white paper is a best practices guide. The paper is in response to the Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan (CSIP), published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

NIST requests comments on SP 800-63-2, Electronic Authentication Guideline. This document describes the technical requirements necessary to meet the four Levels of Assurance that are specified in the OMB ...

NIST is pleased to announce that Draft NIST Interagency Report 7863, Cardholder Authentication for the PIV Digital Signature Key, is available for public comment. NISTIR 7863 ...