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Fall 2022 NICE eNewsletter Available

October 27, 2022

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

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week 2022 Recap

October 25, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw THANK YOU FOR MAKING CYBERSECURITY CAREER

U.S. Department of Commerce Appoints Members for New Internet of Things Advisory Board

October 24, 2022

The advisory board includes a wide range of stakeholders outside of the federal government.

It’s Not Too Late to Get Involved In Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

October 21, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is coming

Katzcy Teams up with NIST on Cybersecurity Games

October 21, 2022

Katzcy®, a woman-owned small business, has signed a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and

Diverse Backgrounds are Needed in Cybersecurity

October 20, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw A key goal of Cybersecurity Career Awareness

Presidential Cybersecurity Educator Award Winners Announced

October 19, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw PRESIDENTIAL CYBERSECURITY EDUCATOR AWARD On

Boxes of old software stand on a shelf, inlcuding a flight simulator, Dark Souls II and a Kaspersky anti-virus product.

Step Inside the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

More than one billion pieces of software rest in a closely monitored storage facility on the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Cybersecurity Career Resources and New Workforce Data

October 18, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is an

Spotlight: After 50 Years, a Look Back at NIST Cybersecurity Milestones

October 18, 2022

That’s five decades of conducting research and developing guidance.

Announcement of Proposal to Withdraw Special Publication 800-106, Randomized Hashing for Digital Signatures

October 18, 2022

As a part of the periodic review of NIST’s cryptographic standards and guidelines, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of NIST Special

A blurry figure in the background holds out a black police helmet with a silver seal that reads "Norfolk Constabulary."

Spotlight: An Honor From Abroad for the National Software Reference Library

October 18, 2022

Far from home, an official ceremonial constable’s helmet from the United Kingdom rests comfortably in an office at NIST. But why?

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here!

October 17, 2022

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw Today marks the start of Cybersecurity Career

CMVP Security Policy Requirements: NIST SP 800-140B Rev. 1 (Second Public Draft) Available for Public Comment

October 17, 2022

The second public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-140Br1 (Revision 1), CMVP Security Policy Requirements: CMVP Validation Authority Updates to ISO

Open for Public Comment: Draft NIST IR 8406, Cybersecurity for the Liquefied Natural Gas Industry: A Cybersecurity Framework Profile

October 17, 2022

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published for comment a draft NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) 8406, Cybersecurity Framework

Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint - 30 Days Remaining

October 17, 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

NIST Releases 2021 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report

October 13, 2022

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-220, 2021 Cybersecurity and Privacy Program Annual Report, was recently published—which details the NIST Information

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Kick-Off and Other Special Events

October 6, 2022

ATTEND AN EVENT! Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week October 17-22, 2022 nist.gov/nice/ccaw KICK OFF EVENT We invite you to join the Congressional Career and

NIST releases draft NIST IR 8408: Understanding Stablecoin Technology and Related Security Considerations

October 5, 2022

The initial public draft of NIST IR 8408, Understanding Stablecoin Technology and Related Security Considerations, is available for comment. Stablecoins are a

2023 NICE Conference and Expo: Call For Proposals is Now Open!

October 3, 2022

Call for proposals now open!  The NICE Conference & Expo Planning Committee is now accepting speaker proposals for the annual NICE Conference taking place in

Register to Attend the US Cyber Games Draft Day

September 26, 2022

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is pleased to partner with the US Cyber Games® program, led by Katzcy®, to host the US Cyber Team

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

Announcement of Proposal to Convert FIPS 198-1, "The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC)," to a NIST Special Publication

September 20, 2022

As a part of the periodic review of NIST’s cryptographic standards and guidelines, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of FIPS 198-1 The

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

NIST releases NIST IR 8286C: Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight

September 14, 2022

NIST has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8286C, Staging Cybersecurity Risks for Enterprise Risk Management and Governance Oversight. This report completes

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-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 Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-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
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
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
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-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