On April 24, 2024, NIST was awarded the 'Ecosystem Champion Award' at the inaugural edition of the Cyber Policy Awards in Washington, DC. This award recognizes an individual, small group, or organization whose efforts have led to broad structural and

Speakers: To be announced. Synopsis: Join us for an insightful webinar exploring refugees' invaluable contributions to the cybersecurity landscape. The demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to grow in today's rapidly evolving

The Iris Experts Group (IEG) will hold their annual meeting on Thursday June 13, 2024. The meeting will be virtual using the Zoom Meeting platform. The meeting is a full day meeting with breaks scattered through the day. The IEG is a forum for the

Speakers: Rachel Hemond Vice President - Administration Acorn Technology Services Johanna Caplan Education Manager Say Yes Buffalo Megan Brown Training & Technical Assistance Specialist ICF Michael Prebil Cybersecurity Workforce Analyst NICE

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to 18 education and community organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees.

The presentations slides are available here. Speakers: Rodney Petersen Director NICE Danielle Santos Manager of Communications and Operations and Lead for International Engagement NICE Susana Barraza Program Manager NICE Nuria Martinez Team B Leader

The presentation slides and recording of the event will be available soon. Download the Continuing Education Units form . Provide event feedback here. Speakers: Archana Bharathan Executive Coach & Director of Outcomes Columbia Business School Teresa

FULL WORKSHOP DETAILS NIST will host a workshop on the development of a new block cipher mode of operation on June 20-21, 2024, at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville, Maryland. Workshop Announcement/Call for Abstracts (PDF)

April 7–10, 2024 Gaylord National Harbor | #BaldrigeQuest COME. LEARN. NETWORK. ENGAGE Join us at the Quest for Excellence 2024! The conference will feature some new and exciting opportunities to learn role model best practices from nationally

The agency has finalized the framework’s first major update since its creation in 2014.

Digital Twins represent a growing global marketplace valued at over $8.6 billion in 2022 and forecasted to reach $138 billion by 2030. The NIST internal Strategic and Emerging Research Initiative (SERI) program has provided Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24)

FULL WORKSHOP DETAILS NIST is hosting an in-person all-day workshop on February 27, 2024 to bring together industry, academia, and government to discuss the existing and emerging cybersecurity threats and mitigation techniques for semiconductors

Draft publication can help with evaluating information security efforts.

The presentation slides are available here. Download the Continuing Education Units form . Speakers: Ann Manby Chief Workforce Development Officer Center for Workforce Inclusion Dr. Mark R. Hagerott Chancellor North Dakota University System Dr. Chris

On November 28, 2023, the NIST Global Community Technology Challenge ( GCTC) presented three smart city projects on a panel at the Smart Cities Connect conference in Washington, D.C. The cities’ projects were representative of city efforts to enhance

NIST is hosting a workshop on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST to bring together industry, academia, and government to discuss secure software development practices for AI models. Attendees will gain insight into major

Responses will be accepted until Feb. 2, 2024.

The grants will go to 15 small businesses in nine states under NIST's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.

NIST and CHIPS request comments on the draft of Special Publication 1000-2 ipd, Building a Metrology Exchange to Innovate in Semiconductors (METIS). This publication presents the vision for ensuring that the direct results of federally funded

The agency has made progress on one of its tasks delineated in the recent Executive Order on AI.

We’re ringing in the New Year by giving you a sneak peek into what the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Program has planned for 2024. During this webinar, we’ll: Introduce you to the new NIST Lead for Small Business Engagement. Provide an overview

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Human-Centered Cybersecurity program is pleased to announce the release of the NIST Phish Scale User Guide. The Phish Scale is a method designed to rate an email’s human phishing detection difficulty

On October 20, 2023, NIST’s David Wollman, Deputy Chief of the Smart Connected Systems Division, presented on smart connected systems and standards to federal agency participants at the NIST Standards Coordination Office (SCO) Standards Boot Camp

NIST released an updated version of its Interagency Report on Advanced Communication Technologies Standards which is a guide for Federal agencies on standards priorities and activities related to communications technologies. The report, NISTIR 8483

MxD, the digital manufacturing and cybersecurity institute, announced a new partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to advance digital adoption by small and

The delegation included 13 U.S. cybersecurity companies.

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the final version of NIST SP 1800-22 Mobile Device Security: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). This guidance aims to help organizations address security and privacy concerns with

The impact of cybersecurity breaches on infrastructure control system owners/operators is more significant and visible than ever before. Whether you work for an infrastructure owner/operator or are a consumer of an infrastructure service, the events

Two NIST evaluation studies will help software better detect photo spoofs and image quality issues.

The presentation slides are available here. Download the Continuing Education Units form. Provide event feedback here. Speakers: Jasmine M. Jackson Application Security Engineer Founder and Executive Director The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP)

The presentation slides are available here. Provide event feedback here. Speakers: Danielle Santos Manager of Communications and Operations and Lead for International Engagement NICE (Moderator) Jonathan Joynt Cybersecurity Instructor Learning Hub

Between Sept. 18-20, Laurie E. Locascio, director of the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will lead a cybersecurity business development mission to Taiwan. As the mission lead, Locascio will serve as the

The NIST workshop on Multi-Party Threshold Schemes (MPTS) 2023 will gather diverse public feedback about the process envisioned in the NIST First Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes [NISTIR 8214C ipd (2023)]. The process includes an exploration of

In a June 2023 presentation, NIST Networked Control Systems Group Leader, Keith Stouffer, described resources that could aid the Cybersecurity Workgroup supporting the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), which serves small and medium-sized

Three new algorithms are expected to be ready for use in 2024. Others will follow.

The collaborative process to update the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), toward CSF 2.0 , continues! This final two-day NIST Journey to CSF 2.0 Workshop will be an opportunity to discuss the newly released Draft CSF 2.0 . This event will build on

The presentation slides are available here. Speaker: Davina Pruitt-Mentle Lead for Academic Engagement NICE Susana Barraza Program Manager NICE Synopsis: Cybersecurity Career Week will take place on October 16-21, 2023, and you’re invited to

NIST has revised the framework to help benefit all sectors, not just critical infrastructure.

Recent research by scientists at NIST suggests that a good strategy is to talk to your kids directly.

As NCCoE director, Cherilyn will provide strategic direction and technical leadership for the NCCoE, continue to align the NCCoE's work with the industry, government, and NIST priorities, and strengthen and grow relationships with key stakeholders

The presentations slides are available here . Download the Continuing Education Units form . Provide event feedback here . The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of best

The presentation slides are available here . Download the Continuing Education Units form . Provide event feedback here . Speakers: Danielle Santos Manager of Communications and Operations NICE (Moderator) Francie Genz Co-Principal and Co-Founder

CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Today at the annual NICE Conference & Expo, Rodney Petersen, the Director of NICE, announced a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the National Institute of Standards and

On June 1, NIST and OMB will host a workshop to discuss next steps for implementation of M-22-18, Enhancing the Security the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices , the intended impact on the security of the Federal

This week, NIST released the newly redesigned and streamlined Special Publication 800-225, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Cybersecurity and Privacy Annual Report. In FY 2022, the NIST Information Technology Laboratory’s (ITL) Cybersecurity and Privacy Program

This year’s Multi-Cloud Conference hosted by NIST, Department of Commerce (DOC), and Tetrate will focus on delivering Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) through application-tier and network-tier policies in a high-assurance service mesh operating

Draft Revision 3 aligns the publication’s language with NIST’s 800-53 catalog of cybersecurity safeguards.

NIST will hold a virtual workshop on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles (AV), September 5-8, 2023. Free registration and schedule are available online . The workshop aims to: Connect the AV community Provide a holistic

Fascination with technological innovation is built into America’s DNA. Today’s legions of U.S. scientific and engineering researchers are directly connected to the independent mechanics, artisans, and tinkerers of colonial and pre-industrial times