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2014 Cybersecurity Education Meeting Emphasizes Presidential Ready to Work Initiative

November 4, 2014

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education ( NICE) is hosting its fifth annual workshop November 5-6, 2014, in Columbia, Md. The theme is "Ready to

Cybersecurity: It's about way more than countering hackers

October 30, 2014

Cybersecurity: It's about way more than countering hackers Growing professionals in cybersecurity means supporting an interdisciplinary approach that develops

Report on Education Technology - Skills & Jobs PCAST released a letter report to the President on Information Technology for Targeting Job-Skills Training and Matching Talent to Jobs

September 29, 2014

Report on Education Technology - Skills & Jobs PCAST released a letter report to the President on Information Technology for Targeting Job-Skills Training and

NIST Awards Contract to MITRE to Support Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

September 24, 2014

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a contract to operate its first Federally Funded Research and

Three Pilot Projects Receive Grants to Improve Online Security and Privacy

September 17, 2014

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nearly $3 million in grants that will support projects

NCCoE Seeks Comments on Mobile Device Security Building Block

September 17, 2014

NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has posted a revised draft of a building block to help enterprises address security issues that

NIST Seeks Info on User Experiences with Cybersecurity Framework

August 22, 2014

Six months ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released version 1.0 of its voluntary Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure

NIST Vetting Guide Helps in Testing Mobile Apps to Learn What They Really Do

August 20, 2014

While many mobile device apps such as a calendar or collaboration tools are very handy and can improve productivity, they can also introduce vulnerabilities

NIST, IAPP Host Privacy Engineering Workshop in September 2014

August 12, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold its second Privacy Engineering Workshop in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 15 and 16, 2014. The

Updated NIST Guide Provides Computer Security Assessment Procedures for Core Security Controls

August 1, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft update of its primary guide to assessing the security and

Registration Opens for the Next Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

July 31, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a workshop on the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Oct. 29 and

NIST, HHS Sponsor 7th Annual Conference on Healthcare Information Security

July 29, 2014

The seventh annual "Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security" conference will be held September 23-24, 2014, in Washington, D

Ready to Work

July 22, 2014

Ready to WorkThe White House recently announced its Ready to Work program to equip our workers with the skills to compete in a 21st –century economy. As part of

Digital Crime-Fighters Face Technical Challenges with Cloud Computing

July 14, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public review and comment a draft report summarizing 65 challenges that cloud computing

Supreme Court Cites NIST Mobile Forensics Guide in Ruling on Cell Phone Searches

July 1, 2014

As digital technology transforms 21st century life, questions about privacy rights abound. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on one such question in late June: if

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Information Technology Laboratory

News and Updates

2014 Cybersecurity Education Meeting Emphasizes Presidential Ready to Work Initiative

Cybersecurity: It's about way more than countering hackers

Report on Education Technology - Skills & Jobs PCAST released a letter report to the President on Information Technology for Targeting Job-Skills Training and Matching Talent to Jobs

NIST Awards Contract to MITRE to Support Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

Three Pilot Projects Receive Grants to Improve Online Security and Privacy

NCCoE Seeks Comments on Mobile Device Security Building Block

NIST Seeks Info on User Experiences with Cybersecurity Framework

NIST Vetting Guide Helps in Testing Mobile Apps to Learn What They Really Do

NIST, IAPP Host Privacy Engineering Workshop in September 2014

Updated NIST Guide Provides Computer Security Assessment Procedures for Core Security Controls

Registration Opens for the Next Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

NIST, HHS Sponsor 7th Annual Conference on Healthcare Information Security

Ready to Work

Digital Crime-Fighters Face Technical Challenges with Cloud Computing

Supreme Court Cites NIST Mobile Forensics Guide in Ruling on Cell Phone Searches

The Vivid Realism of 3D Functions, Right There on Your Browser

New Math Technique Improves Atomic Property Predictions to Historic Accuracy

NIST: Performance of Facial Recognition Software Continues to Improve

Proposed Risk Management Guidelines Aim to Bolster Security of Federal ICT Supply Chains

NIST Requests Public Comment on Proposed SHA-3 Cryptographic Standard

NIST Digital Forensic Resource Honored with a National Innovation Award

New NIST Guidelines Aim to Help IT System Developers Build Security In From the Ground Up — Public Comments Welcomed

NCCoE Seeks Vendors to Develop Model IT Asset Management System for Financial Services Companies

NIST Revises Guide to Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) in Networks

Free NIST Web-Based Program Manages the App Vetting Workflow

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