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Information Technology Laboratory

Applied Cybersecurity Division

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Cybersecurity Career Resources Available Year-Round

September 22, 2022

CAREER DISCOVERY RESOURCES Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Cybersecurity

NIST IoT Cybersecurity Program Releases Two New Documents

September 20, 2022

NIST’s Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program has released two new documents: The final version of Profile of the IoT Core Baseline for Consumer

Early Bird Registration for the 2022 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

September 13, 2022

The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Planning Committee is excited to announce that Early Bird Registration for the conference is NOW OPEN THROUGH

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Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint Update

September 2, 2022

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce, is

Make a Commitment to Participate in Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

August 18, 2022

MAKE A COMMITMENT! Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Cybersecurity Career

Open for Public Comment: Zero Trust Architecture Preliminary Draft Practice Guide (Vol. C-D)

August 9, 2022

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published volumes C and D of a preliminary draft

Summer 2022 NICE eNewsletter Available

July 25, 2022

The Summer 2022 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk Management in the Enterprise: Two Draft Special Publications Available for Comment

July 21, 2022

NIST is posting two draft Special Publications (SP) on the Enterprise Impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Risk, with a public comment

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NIST Updates Guidance for Health Care Cybersecurity

July 21, 2022

Revised draft publication aims to help organizations comply with HIPAA Security Rule.

NCCoE Releases Draft Project Description for DevSecOps

July 21, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a new draft project description, Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices

Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule: 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 Guidance for First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices: NIST IR 8235

July 20, 2022

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8235, Security Guidance for First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices, is now available. Public safety officials utilizing public

Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint

July 19, 2022

THE US DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND COMMERCE KICK OFF A 120-DAY CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP SPRINT The Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint seeks to recruit

Mark Your Calendars for Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week: October 17-22

July 12, 2022

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw WHAT IS IT? An effort to build awareness about the variety of

Foundational PNT Profile: Initial Public Draft of NIST IR 8323r1 is Available for Comment

June 29, 2022

The initial public draft of NIST IR 8323r1, Foundational PNT Profile: Applying the Cybersecurity Framework for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation

FISSEA Fall Forum: November 15, 2022

June 29, 2022

Register Now for the FISSEA Fall Forum FISSEA Fall Forum November 15, 2022, 1:00pm-4:00pm ET Theme: Cybersecurity Role-Based Training Registration is open! View

Submit Comments on Draft NIST SP 1800-34, Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices

June 23, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the initial public draft of NIST SP 1800-34, Validating the Integrity of Computing Devices

Recognizing June as National Cybersecurity Education Month

June 23, 2022

Congress Declares June 2022 as “National Cybersecurity Education Month” The Congress of the United States has resolved that June 2022 shall be designated as

NIST IoT Cybersecurity Program Releases New Documents

June 21, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things (IoT) program has released two new documents: A Discussion

Using Business Impact Analysis to Inform Risk Prioritization and Response: NIST IR 8286D available for public comment

June 9, 2022

Traditional business impact analyses (BIAs) have been successfully used for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) by triaging damaged infrastructure

New Data Available on CyberSeek.org

June 7, 2022

Cybersecurity Hiring Momentum Ramps Up, New Data from CyberSeek™ Reveals Today at the at the NICE Conference & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, Rodney Petersen

Open for Public Comment: Preliminary Draft Practice Guide (SP 1800-35 Vol. A)

June 3, 2022

The Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) team at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published Volume A of a preliminary draft practice

Nominate a Teacher for the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award

May 16, 2022

PRESIDENTIAL CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AWARD The Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, is presented annually to

NICE 2022 Conference Agenda Announced and Last Chance to Register

May 11, 2022

REGULAR REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 16! Join us June 6-8, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia for the annual NICE Conference and Expo. Register soon as we expect the conference

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NIST Requests Public Comment on Draft Guidance for 5G Cybersecurity

April 26, 2022

As wireless networks transition to 5G technology, they could enable a host of new capabilities — but they also will place new cybersecurity demands on industry.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Cell biology
-Cell-free systems
-Engineering / synthetic biology
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Sequence screening
-Transcriptomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Emergency building evacuation
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
-Dentistry
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Medical imaging
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive