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WASHINGTON — Ten researchers from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received the Presidential Early Career
Cryptography relies upon two basic components—an algorithm and a cryptographic key—to protect data in an information technology security environment. Such data
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-21, Mobile Device Security: Corporate-Owned
This NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide— Draft SP 1800-16, Securing Web Transactions: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Server Certificate Management—shows large
Traditional identity management has typically involved the storing of user credentials (e.g., passwords) by organizations and third parties, which often results
Network and data security are essential in today's environment of increasingly open and interconnected systems, networks, and mobile devices. Critical security
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a network layer security control used to protect communications over public networks, encrypt IP traffic between hosts
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comment on a draft plan for
Congratulations to Mr. Earl Fred Bisel, Jr, Naval Information Warfare Center – Atlantic, for being awarded the Federal Information Security Educators (FISSEA)
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
Seemingly every appliance we use comes in a version that can be connected to a computer network. But each gizmo we add brings another risk to our security and
The Summer 2019 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the
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The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is announcing the release of two new data confidentiality draft project descriptions. We are
NIST is pleased to announce the first official release of the Open Security Controls Assessment Language ( OSCAL), Version 1.0.0 - Milestone 1. The release
An update to one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) information security documents offers strategies to help protect sensitive
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NIST is seeking comments on Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171 Revision 2, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal
Attribute-based access control systems rely upon enterprise-specific attributes to both define access control policy rules and enforce the access control
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has posted two draft Project Descriptions for public comment:
Detecting and Protecting Against Data
NIST is releasing a Draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper for public comment, Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities by Adopting a Secure Software
NIST is releasing a Draft NIST Cybersecurity White Paper for public comment, Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities by Adopting a Secure Software
Hardware/Server Virtualization is a foundational technology in a cloud computing environment and the hypervisor is the key software in that virtualized
32nd Annual FISSEA Conference Agenda We are pleased to share with you our 2019 FISSEA Conference Agenda. Our Keynote speakers: Shayla Treadwell, Director of
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-64 Revision 2, Security Considerations in the System Development Life Cycle (October 2008), has been withdrawn. It includes
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST is seeking comments on a revised draft of the practice guide NIST SP 1800-13, Mobile Application