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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued the final draft of Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1, Guide for Assessing Security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Ron Ross has received the 2010 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer Week, the award
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is co-hosting a conference to explore the current health information technology security landscape and
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting public comment on draft guidelines for network engineers and administrators for the
The final publication of the Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach (NIST Special
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA) are co-hosting FISSEA's
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment a new revision of one of its key computer security documents, a set of
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft publication for public comment that describes changes to the Security Content
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A revised draft publication on computer security guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is focused on transforming the
The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but the iris reveals a person's true identity–its intricate structure constitutes a powerful biometric. A new report by
Just in time for October's Cyber Security Awareness Month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a guide to help small
Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX -- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access -- networks can get technical advice on
The Fifth Annual IT Security Automation Conference, co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will focus on emerging technologies
Two publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) describe new capabilities for authentication systems using smart cards or other
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its final version of a publication that represents a major step toward building a unified
Creating voting machines that are both trustworthy and easy to use is the goal of the End-to-End Voting Systems Workshop, which should interest anyone concerned
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of an updated publication to help organizations and employees secure
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), the Intelligence Community (IC), and the
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has delivered to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) a draft revision to the 2005 federal
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft publication describing a new method to automate the task of
Ron Ross, senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been named to the
When an employee has so many complex passwords to remember that he keeps them on a sticky note attached to his computer screen, that could be a sign that your
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Karen Scarfone and Matthew P. Barrett received the 2009 Federal 100 Award. Presented by Federal Computer