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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

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Trusted Cloud: Draft SP 1800-19 Volume B, "Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics" is Now Available for Comment

November 20, 2018

NIST has released a preliminary draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-19B, Trusted Cloud: Security Practice Guide for VMWare Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

Draft Project Description for Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem is Available for Comment

November 20, 2018

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST is seeking comments on a draft project description, Securing Telehealth Remote Patient

NIST Releases 2nd Draft of Key Management Best Practices for Organizations: Draft SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

November 20, 2018

NIST invites public comments on this second draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Key Management Part 2: Best Practices for

Best Practices for Key Management Organizations: NIST Releases 2nd Draft of SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

November 20, 2018

NIST invites public comments on a second draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Key Management Part 2: Best Practices for

New Wireless Networks Division Publication!

November 16, 2018

New documentprovides both an overview and technical details of test scenarios for checking the protocol implementation of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project

OSAC Standards Bulletin, November 2018 Published

November 15, 2018

This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and

Comment Period Extended for Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

November 15, 2018

Comment Period Extended: Comments on Draft NISTIR 7298 Rev. 3 and the Online Glossary are now due by December 21, 2018 (the original due date was Nov. 30)

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here!

November 13, 2018 - November 17, 2018

YOU'RE INVITED! NCCAW IS HERE! National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week (NCCAW), brought to you by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity (NICE)

An electron micrograph showing a globular cluster of silver nanoparticles atop the surface of a cutting board from which it was scratched off.

Do Kitchen Items Shed Antimicrobial Nanoparticles After Use?

November 8, 2018

Because of their antimicrobial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers (billionth of a meter) in size, are

Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems: Behavioral Anomaly Detection--NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8219 for Comment

November 7, 2018

Many manufacturing organizations leverage industrial control systems (ICS) to monitor and control physical processes. As ICS continue to adopt standard

Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems: Behavioral Anomaly Detection--Draft NISTIR 8219 Now Available for Comment

November 7, 2018

Many manufacturing organizations leverage industrial control systems (ICS) to monitor and control physical processes. As ICS continue to adopt standard

Cybersecurity employees looking at there devices

New Data Show Demand for Cybersecurity Professionals Accelerating

November 7, 2018

MIAMI—Employer demand for cybersecurity professionals across the United States continues to accelerate, according to new data published today on CyberSeek™

JILA Researchers See Signs of Interactive Form of Quantum Matter

October 31, 2018

JILA researchers have, for the first time, isolated groups of a few atoms and precisely measured their multi-particle interactions within an atomic clock. The

Nanofabulous: An intern who mentored interns

October 30, 2018

When NanoFab intern Patricio Flores donned a bunny suit for the first time last January, he had never been inside a cleanroom or worked with the precision tools

Rescuing Our History from the Ashes

October 26, 2018

What strikes terror in the hearts of museum curators everywhere? Budget cuts, surely. But worse yet, the prospect of precious, irreplaceable relics being

MML Launches National Search for Division Chief

October 25, 2018

The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) anticipates the need for a Division Chief of its Applied

left: illustration of traditional ethylene extraction. Graphic shows a cold thermometer. right: illustration showing use of MOFs

Novel Material Could Make Plastic Manufacturing More Energy-Efficient

October 25, 2018

An innovative filtering material may soon reduce the environmental cost of manufacturing plastic. Created by a team including scientists at the National

A New Way to Measure Nearly Nothing

October 19, 2018

Many semiconductor fabricators and research labs are under increasing pressure from, of all things, vacuum. These facilities need to remove greater amounts of

macOS 10.12 Draft NIST Security Configuration Checklist Now Available for Comment: Draft NIST SP 800-179 Rev. 1

October 19, 2018

In today’s computing environment, the security of all computing resources, from network infrastructure devices to users’ desktop and laptop computers, is

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-179 Revision 1, Guide to Securing macOS 10.12 Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist

October 19, 2018

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-179 Revision 1, Guide to Securing macOS 10.12 Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

Trusted Cloud: Draft SP 1800-19 Volume B, "Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics" is Now Available for Comment

Draft Project Description for Securing Telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring Ecosystem is Available for Comment

NIST Releases 2nd Draft of Key Management Best Practices for Organizations: Draft SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

Best Practices for Key Management Organizations: NIST Releases 2nd Draft of SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

New Wireless Networks Division Publication!

OSAC Standards Bulletin, November 2018 Published

Comment Period Extended for Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here!

Do Kitchen Items Shed Antimicrobial Nanoparticles After Use?

Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems: Behavioral Anomaly Detection--NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8219 for Comment

Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems: Behavioral Anomaly Detection--Draft NISTIR 8219 Now Available for Comment

New Data Show Demand for Cybersecurity Professionals Accelerating

JILA Researchers See Signs of Interactive Form of Quantum Matter

Nanofabulous: An intern who mentored interns

Rescuing Our History from the Ashes

MML Launches National Search for Division Chief

Novel Material Could Make Plastic Manufacturing More Energy-Efficient

A New Way to Measure Nearly Nothing

macOS 10.12 Draft NIST Security Configuration Checklist Now Available for Comment: Draft NIST SP 800-179 Rev. 1

NIST invites comments on Draft Special Publication (SP) 800-179 Revision 1, Guide to Securing macOS 10.12 Systems for IT Professionals: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist

Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) - November 2018

Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns: NIST Releases Draft White Paper for Public Comment

Salt Lake County Among Localities Using NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide

MML Staff Leads ASTM Standard Revision

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Information technology
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--Mobile and wireless networking
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Infrastructure
Manufacturing
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-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
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Materials
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--Composition and structure
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Mathematics and statistics
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Metrology
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Nanotechnology
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--Lithography
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-Nanofluidics
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Neutron research
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