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NICE Webinar: The Privacy Workforce Evolves and Matures (No image available)

NICE Webinar: The Privacy Workforce Evolves and Matures

The presentation slides are available here. Download the Continuing Education Units form . Provide event feedback here. Speakers: Lisa Plaggemier Executive Director National Cyber Security Alliance Joe Jones Research & Insights Director International
Border Gateway Protocol Security and Resilience | NIST Releases Public Draft of SP 800-189 Revision 1 (No image available)

Border Gateway Protocol Security and Resilience | NIST Releases Public Draft of SP 800-189 Revision 1

In recent years, numerous Internet routing incidents — such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) prefix hijacking, and route leaks — have resulted in denial of service (DoS), unwanted data traffic detours, and performance degradation. Large-scale
Workshop on Updating Manufacturer Guidance for Securable Connected Product Development (No image available)

Workshop on Updating Manufacturer Guidance for Securable Connected Product Development

NIST invites the cybersecurity and IoT communities to join a discussion on updating Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers (NIST IR 8259) IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline (NIST IR 8259A) IoT Non-Technical
NICE Webinar: Engaging Parents and Mentors to Help Youth Explore Cybersecurity Careers (No image available)

NICE Webinar: Engaging Parents and Mentors to Help Youth Explore Cybersecurity Careers

The presentation slides are available here. Download the Continuing Education Units form . Provide event feedback here. Speakers: Rachel Zimmerman Senior Director CyberPatriot Business Operations Air & Space Forces Association Loyce Pailen Senior
NIST Participates in First Workshop on Zero Trust Architecture in Mobile Networks (No image available)

NIST Participates in First Workshop on Zero Trust Architecture in Mobile Networks

CTL staff Scott Rose, Oliver Borchert, and Doug Montgomery participated in the first joint O-RAN / 3GPP workshop on the standardization of zero trust architecture (ZTA) in mobile networks. Scott opened the workshop with a presentation on "NIST
NIST Wins Multiple CyberScoop 50 Awards (No image available)

NIST Wins Multiple CyberScoop 50 Awards

NIST’s Cherilyn Pascoe and the Post Quantum Cryptography Standards project team have been selected as winners of the 2024 CyberScoop 50 Awards . The winners were chosen in recognition of their important work in protecting vital networks, critical
NIST Announces 14 Candidates to Advance to the Second Round of the Additional Digital Signatures for the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process (No image available)

NIST Announces 14 Candidates to Advance to the Second Round of the Additional Digital Signatures for the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process

After over a year of evaluation, NIST has selected 14 candidates for the second round of the Additional Digital Signatures for the NIST PQC Standardization Process. The advancing digital signature algorithms are: CROSS FAEST HAWK LESS MAYO Mirath
Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security 2024 (No image available)

Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance through HIPAA Security 2024

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) are pleased to announce the return of the Safeguarding Health
NCCoE receives recognition from Montgomery County for significant role in advancing cybersecurity awareness and education (No image available)

NCCoE receives recognition from Montgomery County for significant role in advancing cybersecurity awareness and education

On October 15, 2024, NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) was presented with an official proclamation by Montgomery County Executive Mr. Marc Elrich at the Cybersecurity Connections Event in Rockville, Maryland. This recognition
NIST Introduces a Meta-Framework to Strengthen Supply Chain Traceability in Critical Infrastructure Sectors (No image available)

NIST Introduces a Meta-Framework to Strengthen Supply Chain Traceability in Critical Infrastructure Sectors

The security and stability of the United States’ national manufacturing and critical infrastructure supply chains are vital to the health, security, and growth of the economy. As global supply chains become more complex, the need for enhanced
NIST Researchers Hold an Automated Vehicle Research Day (No image available)

NIST Researchers Hold an Automated Vehicle Research Day

On Thursday Sept 26, 2024, NIST held its first Automated Vehicle (AV) Research Day as an internal celebration of NIST research in automated driving. The morning session included an opening address by Charles Romine, NIST Associate Director for
NIST Awards $3 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development (No image available)

NIST Awards $3 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees.
Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program: NIST Publishes SP 800-50r1 (No image available)

Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program: NIST Publishes SP 800-50r1

NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-50r1 (Revision 1), Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program, provides updated guidance for developing and managing a robust cybersecurity and privacy learning program in the Federal Government. This
Workshop on Whole Community Public Safety and Resilience in Smart Cities (No image available)

Workshop on Whole Community Public Safety and Resilience in Smart Cities

The Smart Connected Systems Division of NIST is launching a research project to define technology applications, analyses, key performance indicators, and decision systems for public safety planning to more effectively respond to and recover from
NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review (No image available)

NIST Releases Second Public Draft of Digital Identity Guidelines for Final Review

The guidance aims to ensure security, privacy and accessibility during the identity-proofing process for people accessing government services.