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NIST has issued SP 800-53 Release 5.1.1 in the Cybersecurity and Privacy Reference Tool (CPRT).

Recent Updates January 8, 2026: To facilitate discussion at the Cyber AI Profile Workshop #2 on January 14, 2026, an annotated outline (discussion draft) of Control Overlays for Securing AI Systems: Using and Fine-Tuning Predictive AI is available for review. Feedback is welcomed at the workshop, through ongoing engagement in the COSAiS Slack Channel, and by email to [email protected]. Initial feedback on this annotated outline should be submitted by February 13, 2026 to ensure consideration for inclusion in the initial public draft. August 14, 2025: The NIST SP...

This webinar presents a new project to develop NIST security control overlays for AI systems. These overlays adapt, tailor, and supplement the SP 800-53 controls to address AI-specific concerns, such as model integrity, data provenance, adversarial robustness, and transparency without reinventing the wheel.

NIST has issued Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Release 5.2.0, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations.

NIST's draft updates to SP 800-53 providing additional guidance on how to securely and reliably deploy patches and updates in response to Executive Order 14306

NIST has released three self-guided online introductory courses on the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 security and privacy control catalog.

Participate in the inaugural 30-day comment period for a minor (errata) release of SP 800-53 Rev. 5. Submit your comments on proposed changes through August 12, 2022.

A new SP 800-53 controls Public Comment Site is now available for interacting with, downloading, and submitting security and privacy controls, baselines, and assessments.

Draft NIST Special Publication 800-53A Revision 5, "Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Information Systems and Organizations," is available for comment through October 1, 2021.

New supplemental materials are available for SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and SP 800-53B: spreadsheets for the Control Catalog and Control Baselines.

NIST has issued supplemental materials and errata updates for both SP 800-53 Rev. 5 and SP 800-53B, which were originally published in September 2020. New materials include control mappings and control comparisons.

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53B, "Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations," has been published.

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Revision 5, "Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations," represents a multi-year effort to develop the next generation of controls needed to strengthen and support the Federal Government and critical infrastructure sectors.

NIST has released Draft SP 800-53B, "Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations," for public comment. The comment period is open through September 11, 2020.

NIST has released the Final Public Draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Revision 5, "Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations," for public comment. Comments are due by May 29, 2020.

NIST Releases the Initial Public Draft of Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations.

What is the current status of release of Draft Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5? This news item will explain the current status of this document.

Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 Status Update

Recognizing the importance of maintaining the relevance and currency of Special Publication (SP) 800-53, NIST will update Revision 4 to Revision 5 during calendar year 2016 beginning with this pre-draft ...

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 Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 4, Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations: Building Effective Assessment Plans.

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).

Update on Three FISMA Publications Ongoing Authorization Supplemental Guidance, SP 800-37, Rev 1 (Errata), SP 800-53A Rev 2 (IPD) The FISMA Implementation Project is announcing the following schedule for three publications.

The NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 On-line Reference Database has been posted which contains the catalog of security controls from Appendix F and G of SP 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations (April 2013).