News & Updates

The initial public draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-61r3 (Revision 3), "Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile," is available for public comment, with comments due by May 20, 2024.

NIST Special Publication (SP) Draft 800-55, Measurement Guide for Information Security, Volume 1 — Identifying and Selecting Measures, and Volume 2 — Developing an Information Security Measurement Program, are now available for public review and comment through March 18, 2024.

The final public draft (fpd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171r3 (Revision 3) and initial public draft (ipd) of NIST SP 800-171Ar3 (Revision 3) are now available for public review. The comment period is open through January 26, 2024.

The initial public draft (IPD) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, "Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations," is available for public comment and review through July 14, 2023.

The NIST Cybersecurity Risk Analytics Team is hosting a virtual workshop to provide an overview of the proposed changes to Special Publication 800-55, Revision 2, Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security. The workshop will be held on December 13, 2022.

NIST has released a working draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-55 Revision 2, ***Insert Pub Link*** Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security. The deadline to submit comments is February 27, 2023.

In July 2022, NIST issued a Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) series of publications.

NIST seeks information for a planned update of the Controlled Unclassified Information series of publications (SP 800-171, -171A, -172, and -172A). The public comment period is open through September 16, 2022.

Draft NISTIR 8356, "Considerations for Digital Twin Technology and Emerging Standards," is now available for public comment through June 16, 2021.

A new publication formalizes the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry metadata submission process that's used in conjunction with the National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

NIST has posted a call for comments on "Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security" (SP 800-55 Rev. 1), with a comment period open through December 10, 2020. A new "Measurements for Information Security" project is also available.

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 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.