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Save the Date for the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

March 5, 2019

Join us as we expand the national effort to document the K12 cybersecurity education programs on-going throughout the country, accelerate methods to best

Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives: NISTIR 8214

March 1, 2019

NIST announces the publication of NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8214, Threshold Schemes for Cryptographic Primitives. This publication provides a high-level

Methods for Format-Preserving Encryption: NIST Requests Public Comments on Draft Special Publication 800-38G Revision 1

February 28, 2019

Summary NIST requests public comments on Draft Special Publication 800-38G Revision 1, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods for Format

Connect with NICE at RSA Conference 2019

February 27, 2019

The NICE Program Office will be participating in the RSA Conference next week in San Francisco, California. See below for ways you can connect with us. We hope

Trustworthy Email: NIST Publishes SP 800-177 Rev. 1

February 26, 2019

The past forty years have seen both the worldwide adoption of email and the simultaneous rise of Internet-based crimes and threats. While the Internet’s

Updated Version of Special Publication 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

February 25, 2019

NIST Special Publication 800-162, Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations, has been updated with minor editorial changes

Save the Date for the 10th Annual NICE Conference and Expo

February 20, 2019

10th ANNUAL NICE CONFERENCE AND EXPO SAVE THE DATE: November 18-20, 2019 LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona Visit the Conference website We are excited

NIST and the Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

February 14, 2019

On Feb. 11, 2019, President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The EO specifically

Attribute Considerations for Access Control Systems: Draft NIST SP 800-205 Available for Comment

February 13, 2019

Attribute-based access control systems rely upon enterprise-specific attributes to both define access control policy rules and enforce the access control

NIST Marks Fifth Anniversary of Popular Cybersecurity Framework

February 12, 2019

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Five years after the release of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, organizations across all sectors of the

Request for Public Comments on Stateful Hash-Based Signatures (HBS)

February 4, 2019

Summary NIST is requesting public comments on the intended approval of LMS and XMSS as stateful hash-based signature (HBS) schemes. Questions for

NIST Publishes Status Report on Round 1 of the NIST PQC Standardization Process

January 31, 2019

On January 30, 2019, NIST announced the 26 candidate algorithms that are advancing to the second round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)

PQC Standardization Process: Second Round Candidate Announcement

January 30, 2019

After over a year of evaluation, NIST would like to announce the candidates that will be moving on to the 2nd round of the NIST PQC Standardization Process.

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NIST Reveals 26 Algorithms Advancing to the Post-Quantum Crypto ‘Semifinals’

January 30, 2019

The field has narrowed in the race to protect sensitive electronic information from the threat of quantum computers, which one day could render many of our

Risk Management Framework Update: NIST Publishes SP 800-37 Revision 2

December 20, 2018

Today, NIST is publishing NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-37 Revision 2, Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life

NICE Released the Winter 2018-19 eNewsletter

December 18, 2018

The Winter 2018-19 NICE eNewsletter has been published to provide subscribers information on academic, industry, and government developments related to the

Secure Interdomain Traffic Exchange – BGP Robustness and DDoS Mitigation: NIST Releases Draft Special Publication 800-189

December 17, 2018

In recent years, numerous routing control plane anomalies such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), prefix hijacking, and route leaks have resulted in Denial of

NIST 2018 Awards Recognize ITL Staff for Outstanding Performance

December 12, 2018

Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service Mark Levitan, Emil Simiu, EL; Adam Pintar, ITL AWARD CITATION: Awarded for achievements in science and

Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management—NIST Publishes NISTIR 8011 Vol. 3

December 6, 2018

NIST has published NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8011 Volume 3, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments: Software Asset Management. This

America’s Strategy for STEM Education

December 4, 2018

The White House has announced a new 5-year STEM strategy, Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education. NICE Interagency Coordinating

Security Analysis of First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices: NIST Releases Draft NIST Interagency Report 8196

December 3, 2018

(12/18/18) Comment Period Extension: Comments are now due by February 6, 2019. With the launch of public safety broadband networks (PSBNs), mobile and wearable

Security Analysis of First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices: NIST Releases Draft NISTIR 8196

December 3, 2018

NIST invites comments on Draft NISTIR 8196, Security Analysis of First Responder Mobile and Wearable Devices, which reviews the current and potential use cases

NIST Evaluation Shows Advance in Face Recognition Software’s Capabilities

November 30, 2018

Between 2014 and 2018, facial recognition software got 20 times better at searching a database to find a matching photograph, according to the National

Draft SP 1800-16 (Volumes A and B), "Securing Web Transactions: TLS Server Certificate Management" is Available for Comment

November 29, 2018

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released preliminary drafts for Volume A (Executive Summary) and Volume B ( Approach, Architecture

Status of International Cybersecurity Standardization for the Internet of Things (IoT): NISTIR 8200

November 29, 2018

The Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG), through its Internet of Things (IoT) Task Group, developed NIST Interagency

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Cell biology
-Cell-free systems
-Engineering / synthetic biology
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
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-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Sequence screening
-Transcriptomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
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-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Energy
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Environment
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-Marine science
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Fire
-Emergency building evacuation
-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
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Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
-Dentistry
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Medical imaging
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
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
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-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
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
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Transportation
-Aerospace
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