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NIST Risk Management Framework RMF
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Recent Updates April 10, 2024: NIST releases introductory courses for SP 800-53, SP 800-53A, and SP 800-53B. Each 45-60 minute course provides a high-level overview of the SP 800-53 controls, SP 800-53A assessment procedures, and SP 800-53B control baselines. January 31, 2024: NIST seeks to update and improve the guidance in SP 800-60, Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories. Specifically, NIST seeks feedback on its current use, proposed...
Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management C-SCRM
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NEW! Request for Information | Evaluating and Improving NIST Cybersecurity Resources: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management --> Latest updates: NIST Cybersecurity SCRM Fact Sheet (05/12/22) NIST updates Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations guidance in NIST SP 800-161r1, which also helps fulfill NIST's responsibilities under E.O. 14028. (05/05/22) See the comments received from 132 organizations and...
Cybersecurity Risk Analytics and Measurement CRA
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Every organization wants maximum effect and value for its finite cybersecurity-related investments, including managing risk to the enterprise and optimizing the potential reward of cybersecurity policies, programs, and actions. Organizations frequently make decisions by comparing projected costs with potential benefits and risk reduction scenarios. Senior executives need accurate and quantitative methods to portray and assess these factors, their effectiveness and efficiency, and their effect...
Key Management
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Publications that discuss the generation, establishment, storage, use and destruction of the keys used NIST’s cryptographic algorithms Project Areas: Key Management Guidelines Key Establishment Cryptographic Key Management Systems Generally-speaking, there are two types of key establishment techniques: 1) techniques based on asymmetric (public key) algorithms, and 2) techniques based on symmetric (secret key) algorithms. However, hybrid techniques are also commonly used, whereby public...
Measuring Security Risk in Enterprise Networks
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Enterprise networks have become essential to the operation of companies, laboratories, universities, and government agencies. As they continue to grow both in size and complexity, their security has become a critical concern. Vulnerabilities are regularly discovered in software applications which are exploited to stage cyber attacks. There is no objective way to measure the security of an enterprise network. As a result it is difficult to answer such objective questions as "are we more secure...
Log Management
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NIST has released Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-92 Revision 1, Cybersecurity Log Management Planning Guide for public comment through November 29, 2023. The purpose of this document is to help all organizations improve their log management so they have the log data they need. The document's scope is cybersecurity log management planning, and all other aspects of logging and log management, including implementing log management technology and making use of log data, are out of scope. This...
Attribute Based Access Control ABAC
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The concept of Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) has existed for many years. It represents a point on the spectrum of logical access control from simple access control lists to more capable role-based access, and finally to a highly flexible method for providing access based on the evaluation of attributes. In November 2009, the Federal Chief Information Officers Council (Federal CIO Council) published the Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and...
Cybersecurity Framework CSF
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[Redirect to https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework] The Cybersecurity Framework is voluntary guidance, based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices, for critical infrastructure organizations to better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk. In addition to helping organizations manage and reduce risks, it was designed to foster risk and cybersecurity management communications amongst both internal and external organizational stakeholders. *Federal agencies do have requirements to implement...
Privacy Enhanced Distributed Ledger Technology
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Privacy Enhancing Distributed Ledger Technology When is blockchain a problem for privacy? Immutability can be a problem because private information stored in a blockchain cannot be deleted. Laws and regulations may require that users be allowed to remove private information at their request. Thus there is a need for redactable blockchain and redactable distributed ledger technology. When is blockchain a problem for security? Immutability can be a problem because security sensitive...
High-Performance Computing Security Working Group HPCSec-WG
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Executive Order 13702 established the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) to maximize the benefits of high-performance computing (HPC) for economic competitiveness and scientific discovery. The ability to process large volumes of data, perform complex simulations at high speeds, and conduct large-scale AI/ML model training is vital to the nation's vision for maintaining its global competitive edge. Security for HPC systems is an essential component that provides the anticipated...
Open Security Controls Assessment Language OSCAL
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NIST, in collaboration with the industry, is developing the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL), a set of hierarchical, formatted, XML- JSON- and YAML-based formats that provide a standardized representation for different categories of security information pertaining to the publication, implementation, and assessment of security controls. The OSCAL website provides an overview of the OSCAL project, including tutorials, concepts, references, downloads, and much more. OSCAL is...
Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography PEC
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The PEC project in the Cryptographic Technology Group (CTG), Computer Security Division (CSD) at NIST accompanies the progress of emerging technologies in the area of privacy-enhancing cryptography (PEC). The PEC project seeks to promote the development of reference material that can contribute to a better understanding of PEC, namely how advanced cryptographic tools can be used to enable achieving privacy goals in myriad applications. A better understanding of PEC may facilitate the...
Program Review for Information Security Assistance PRISMA
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The Program Review for Information Security Assistance (PRISMA) project was last updated in 2007; NIST Interagency Report (IR) 7358 and the corresponding PRISMA tool continue to serve as useful resources for high-level guidance and as a general framework, but may not be fully consistent with changes to requirements, standards and guidelines for securing systems. The PRISMA project is being incorporated into the NIST Cybersecurity Risk Analytics and Measurement project, and research to support...
FISMA Implementation Project
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This FISMA Implementation Project link will automatically redirect you to FISMA (Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)) background information under the NIST Risk Management Framework project.
United States Government Configuration Baseline USGCB
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The purpose of the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) initiative is to create security configuration baselines for Information Technology products widely deployed across the federal agencies. The USGCB baseline evolved from the Federal Desktop Core Configuration mandate. The USGCB is a Federal Government-wide initiative that provides guidance to agencies on what should be done to improve and maintain an effective configuration settings focusing primarily on security.
Measurements for Information Security
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[Redirect to: https://www.nist.gov/cybersecurity/measurements-information-security] Every organization wants to gain maximum value and effect for its finite cybersecurity-related investments. This includes managing risk to the enterprise and optimizing the potential reward of cybersecurity policies, programs, and actions. Organizations frequently make go-ahead decisions by comparing scenarios that differ in projected cost with associated likely benefits and risk reduction. However, these...
Secure Software Development Framework SSDF
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NIST has released the first-ever SSDF Community Profile for public comment! SP 800-218A, Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models: An SSDF Community Profile, augments SP 800-218 by adding practices, tasks, recommendations, considerations, notes, and informative references that are specific to AI model development throughout the software development life cycle. The Profile supports Executive Order (EO) 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy...
Ransomware Protection and Response
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Thanks for helping shape our ransomware guidance! We've published the final NISTIR 8374, Ransomware Risk Management: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile and the Quick Start Guide: Getting Started with Cybersecurity Risk Management | Ransomware. Thanks for attending our July 14th Virtual Workshop on Preventing and Recovering from Ransomware and Other Destructive Cyber Events. Please watch the recording HERE. Our new resources on tips and tactics for preparing your organization for ransomware...
Operational Technology Security
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Recent Updates: September 28, 2023: NIST Special Publication 800-82 Revision 3, Guide to Operational Technology (OT) Security, is now available. Operational technology (OT) encompasses a broad range of programmable systems or devices that interact with the physical environment (or manage devices that interact with the physical environment). These systems/devices detect or cause a direct change through the monitoring and/or control of devices, processes, and events. Examples include...
Hardware Security
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Proposed Activities | Previous and Current Activities | Contact Us Semiconductor-based hardware is the foundation of modern-day electronics. Electronics are ubiquitous in our daily lives: from smartphones, computers, and telecommunication to transportation and critical infrastructure like power grids and waterways. The semiconductor hardware supply chain is a complex network consisting of many companies that collectively provide intellectual property, create designs, provide raw materials,...
NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science CCFS
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NIST has defined cloud computing in NIST SP 800-145 document as a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. For more than a decade, cloud computing has offered cost savings both in terms of capital expenses and operational expenses, while leveraging...
Automotive Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI)
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The automotive industry is facing significant challenges from increased cybersecurity risk and adoption of AI and opportunities from rapid technological innovations. NIST is setting up this community of interest (COI) to allow the industry, academia, and government to discuss, comment, and provide input on the potential work that NIST is doing which will affect the automotive industry. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Cryptography Cryptographic agility Migration to...
Incident Response
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NIST has released a new draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-61 Revision 3 for public comment! Your comments on Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management: A CSF 2.0 Community Profile are welcome through May 20, 2024. NIST SP 800-61 Revision 3 seeks to assist organizations with incorporating cybersecurity incident response recommendations and considerations throughout their cybersecurity risk management activities as described by the NIST...
Access Control Policy and Implementation Guides ACP&IG
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Adequate security of information and information systems is a fundamental management responsibility. Nearly all applications that deal with financial, privacy, safety, or defense include some form of access (authorization) control. Access control is concerned with determining the allowed activities of legitimate users, mediating every attempt by a user to access a resource in the system. In some systems, complete access is granted after successful authentication of the user, but most systems...
macOS Security APPLE-OS
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NIST has traditionally published secure configuration guides for Apple operating systems, e.g., NIST SP 800-179. The macOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP) seeks to simplify the macOS security development cycle by reducing the amount of effort required to implement security baselines. This collaboration between federal organizations minimizes the duplicate effort that would be required to administer individual security baselines. Additionally, the secure baseline content provided is easily...

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