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Oct. 25, 2021, Update on NIST’s Champlain Towers South Investigation

October 25, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present an update on its investigation into the June 24, 2021

Share Your #CyberCareerWeek Stories

October 22, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Happy Friday and Day 5 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! The celebration isn’t over yet! It’s not too

NIST Draft Publication Addresses Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities

October 21, 2021

As part of the federal government’s effort to improve access to voting, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft

Recruit a Veteran for Cybersecurity

October 21, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Welcome to Day 4 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Military Veterans are well positioned to transition

AI Risk Management Framework Workshop Attracts 800+

October 20, 2021

More than 800 participants joined the first day of NIST’s workshop to help develop an AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). Registration for the remainder of

A Borderless Effort: Growing the Cybersecurity Workforce

October 20, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 It’s day 3 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Today we highlight international efforts to build the

Variety is the Spice of Cybersecurity Life

October 19, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek October 18-23, 2021 Happy Day 2 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week! Did you know that there are over 50 Work Roles in

NIST pH Standard Reference Material Supports One of Manufacturing’s Most Measured Properties

October 19, 2021

NIST has released a pH reference material in a uniquely stable form for calibrating the instruments used by a wide variety of manufacturers. pH is one of the

A woman (Danielle Santos) stands at a podium holding a microphone and gesturing with her other hand.

Spotlight: See Beyond the Stereotype With Danielle Santos and Consider a Cyber Career

October 18, 2021

Imagine a cybersecurity job. Do you see a defense-minded code writer huddled over a glowing screen? A technician in a cold room surrounded by racks of servers

Happy Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

October 18, 2021

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is here! Several activities are happening throughout the week! Please visit nist.gov/nice/nccaw for additional information

Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions: Draft SP 800-108 Revision 1 Available for Comment

October 18, 2021

Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-108 Revision 1, Recommendation for Key Derivation Using Pseudorandom Functions, is now available for public comment. The

NIST Held Webinar on Progress and Next Steps in Carrying Out Executive Order 14028

October 15, 2021

NIST's October 14, 2021 progress update webinar on work it is carrying out under the President’s Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity

NIST’s AI “Secret Sauce” Explained in Podcast

October 15, 2021

“Learn what makes NIST's 'secret sauce' for impactful work” in AI. That’s how the “In AI We Trust” podcast series characterized a recent podcast discussion with

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Next Week!

October 13, 2021

#Cybercareerweek | #mycyberjob October 18-23, 2021 The countdown begins! We’re only one week away from Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week. Here are some

A woman in a face mask works at a laptop behind a curving prototype robot arm.

Spotlight: Jennifer Case and Soft Robots, the New Bots on the Block

October 12, 2021

Through squishy and flexible materials and systems of cords and cables, robots can pull off some of the remarkable body movements that animals like octopuses

NIST, Collaborators Develop Sensitive New Way of Detecting Transistor Defects

October 7, 2021

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have devised and tested a new, highly sensitive method of detecting

Register to Attend an Event During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

October 5, 2021

#MyCyberJob #CyberCareerWeek Register today for a Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week partner event. Special events are available in a variety of formats

A person wearing safety goggles works at a table of scientific equipment.

JILA’s Comb Breathalyzer Is Now a Thousandfold More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers

October 4, 2021

JILA scientists have boosted the sensitivity of their decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer a thousandfold and can detect additional biomarkers of disease —

Oct. 4 Update on the NCNR: Root Cause Analysis and Safety Review Submitted to NRC

October 4, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted two reports and supplemental information on the Feb. 3

PSCR’s Virtual Lab Tour Now Available to the Public

September 30, 2021

NIST’s Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division is pleased to announce the public release of its Virtual Lab Tour, a “behind the scenes” look into

Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Draft Update Available for Comment

September 30, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new draft document, NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-218, Secure Software Development

NIST Publishes 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

September 30, 2021

NIST just released Special Publication (SP) 800-214, 2020 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report, which details the Information Technology Laboratory

New NIST White Paper | Benefits of an Updated Mapping between the NIST CSF and the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection Standards

September 29, 2021

Cybersecurity poses a major challenge for organizations in the electricity sector. There are a variety of standards and resources that organizations are either

Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh: Draft SP 800-204C is Available for Comment

September 29, 2021

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-204C, " Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh ", is now available for

Week-Long Events During Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

September 28, 2021

Get involved in these week-long Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Activities Are you ready for #cybercareerweek? There are several activities that are open

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Nanotechnology
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