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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks: Draft NIST Internal Report 8228

September 24, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving and expanding collection of diverse technologies that interact with the physical world. Yet many

NIST details plans for reviewing the scientific foundations of forensic methods

September 24, 2018

NIST has published Draft NISTIR 8225, Scientific Foundation Reviews. This publication describes NIST’s approach to conducting scientific foundation reviews

A Methodology for Determining Forensic Data Requirements for Detecting Hypervisor Attacks: NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report 8221

September 21, 2018

Hardware/server virtualization is now integral to the infrastructure of data centers used for cloud computing services and enterprise computing. However, the

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kick Off Event

September 20, 2018

The 15th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) will highlight cybersecurity user awareness among consumers, students/academia and business

Schematic shows the five layers of a typical automobile composite body. Mar and scratch damages from five objects, seen as cracks and crevices in the coating layers, are marked.

To Improve Auto Coatings, New Tests Do More Than Scratch the Surface

September 20, 2018

Know that sickening feeling when you exit the grocery store and find your car has been banged up by a runaway shopping cart? It may one day be just a bad memory

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NIST’s Encryption Standard Has Minimum $250 Billion Economic Benefit, According to New Study

September 19, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a study that estimates a $250 billion

NIST Updates Forensic Standard Reference Materials

September 19, 2018

At forensic science labs, analysts literally weigh the evidence. They also measure it in other ways. They use microscopes, DNA profiling kits, chemical

NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns

September 17, 2018

NIST has released Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns, which identifies seventeen technical trust-related issues

Introducing the ‘Smart Mirror’

September 17, 2018

Lasers play roles in many manufacturing processes, from welding car parts to crafting engine components with 3D printers.* To control these tasks, manufacturers

Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8222 for Comment

September 17, 2018

9/18/2018—Draft NISTIR 8222 has been temporarily withdrawn to synchronize with other pending documents on this topic, and to ensure time for stakeholders to

Prize Competition Winners Announced!

September 14, 2018

Advancing Methods In Differential Privacy The top three winners of PSCR's first data challenge, Advancing Methods in Differential Privacy, have been selected

NIST NCCOE Release Cybersecurity Practice Guide, SP 1800-5, IT Asset Management: Financial Services

September 10, 2018

NIST NCCOE Releases Cybersecurity Practice Guide, SP 1800-5, IT Asset Management: Financial Services. What's the guide about? Financial institutions

illustration with boat on water. Under the water there are fish. Some have green checkmarks and some have red question marks. All but one of the red question mark fish are caught in a net

Database of Software “Fingerprints” Expands to Include Computer Games

September 10, 2018

One of the largest software libraries in the world just grew larger. The National Software Reference Library (NSRL), which archives copies of the world’s most

IT Asset Management: NIST Publishes Cybersecurity Practice Guide, Special Publication 1800-5

September 7, 2018

Financial institutions deploy a wide array of information technology devices, systems, and applications across a wide geographic area. While these physical

a privacy wordcloud. The largest word is privacy. Other words include: identity, surveillance, network, technology, electronic, data, access and more

Department of Commerce Launches Collaborative Privacy Framework Effort

September 4, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – Innovative technologies such as the “internet of things” (IoT) and artificial intelligence enhance convenience, efficiency and economic

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide: Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing

September 4, 2018

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the internet to modern business and to society in general. The internet is essential to the exchange of all

NCCoE Releases Draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-14 Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Route Origin Validation

September 4, 2018

We are excited to announce the release of draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 1800-14: Protecting the Integrity of

Flammability Reduction Group Welcomes Dr. Andre Thompson

September 3, 2018

Welcome Dr. Andre Thompson! Andre recently joined the Flammability Reduction Group in the Engineering Laboratory at NIST as an NRC post-doc. Over the next 2

OSAC Annual Report 2018

August 29, 2018

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has released its 2018 Annual Report. OSAC continues to make steady progress toward

A large polar bear is jumping from one block of ice to another.

Many Arctic Pollutants Decrease After Market Removal and Regulation

August 27, 2018

Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic, according to an international team of

NIST Now Accepting Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithm Nominations

August 27, 2018

NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize lightweight cryptographic algorithms that are suitable for use in constrained environments

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-19A - Trusted Cloud Practice Guide Preliminary Draft (Executive Summary) Now Available for Comment

August 24, 2018

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

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

News and Updates

Considerations for Managing Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks: Draft NIST Internal Report 8228

NIST details plans for reviewing the scientific foundations of forensic methods

A Methodology for Determining Forensic Data Requirements for Detecting Hypervisor Attacks: NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report 8221

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kick Off Event

To Improve Auto Coatings, New Tests Do More Than Scratch the Surface

NIST’s Encryption Standard Has Minimum $250 Billion Economic Benefit, According to New Study

NIST Updates Forensic Standard Reference Materials

NIST Releases Draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8222, Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns

Introducing the ‘Smart Mirror’

Internet of Things (IoT) Trust Concerns: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8222 for Comment

Prize Competition Winners Announced!

NIST NCCOE Release Cybersecurity Practice Guide, SP 1800-5, IT Asset Management: Financial Services

Database of Software “Fingerprints” Expands to Include Computer Games

IT Asset Management: NIST Publishes Cybersecurity Practice Guide, Special Publication 1800-5

Department of Commerce Launches Collaborative Privacy Framework Effort

Draft Cybersecurity Practice Guide: Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing

NCCoE Releases Draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-14 Protecting the Integrity of Internet Routing: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Route Origin Validation

Flammability Reduction Group Welcomes Dr. Andre Thompson

OSAC Annual Report 2018

Many Arctic Pollutants Decrease After Market Removal and Regulation

NIST Now Accepting Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithm Nominations

Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-19A - Trusted Cloud Practice Guide Preliminary Draft (Executive Summary) Now Available for Comment

A Novel Graphene Quantum Dot Structure Takes the Cake

Comments Requested - Draft of NIST SP1800-17, Multifactor Authentication for E-Commerce

Connecting the (Nano) Dots: NIST Says Big-Picture Thinking Can Advance Nanoparticle Manufacturing

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