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News
- NIST announces the Second Round Candidates of the Cryptographic Hash Competition.
- {November 5, 2009} -- NIST announces the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-126, The Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP): SCAP Version 1.0. SCAP consists of a suite of .....
- {November 3, 2009} -- NIST is proud to announce the release of NIST IR 7617 Mobile Forensic Reference Materials: A Methodology and Reification.
- {October 27, 2009} -- NIST announces that Draft SP 800-34, Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems, has been released for public comment. SP 800-34 Revision 1 is intended to.....
- {October 22, 2009} -- Update on Proposed Reorganization of ITL
Based on the feedback we continue to receive, ITL has decided to put our proposed reorganization on hold. We have received expressions of both support and concern from various stakeholders. We are seriously considering this input and plan to re-evaluate how to ensure that our structure is as flexible and efficient as possible in meeting the many challenges and opportunities ahead. ITL welcomes input (itl_inquiries@nist.gov) and looks forward to continued conversations on this matter. - {October 22, 2009} -- NIST is pleased to announce the release of reference implementation of a Partial CSP Version 1.3, Cryptographic Service Provider for Windows Logon. This existing PIV demonstration software is.....
- {October 15, 2009} -- NIST Computer Security Division announces the Industrial Conrol Systems workshop that will take place on Friday, Oct. 23. This workshop will......
- {October 9, 2009} -- NIST Computer Security Division is proud to announce the release of NIST IR 7621,Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals. This document will.....
- {October 6, 2009} --NIST is pleased to announce the release of Draft Special Publication 800-78-2, Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification (PIV). The document has been modified 1) to re-align with the Suite B Cryptography specification and with the recently published FIPS 186-3 and 2) to eliminate a.....
- {October 1, 2009} -- A vdeo for the Small Business Community has been produced by NIST's Computer Security Division has been released. This video is.....
- {September 25, 2009} -- NIST announces that draft NIST IR 7628, Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and Requirements, is now available for public comment. The first draft of the document contains the overall.....
NIST Security Events
5th Annual IT Security Automation Conference and Expo
October 26-29, 2009
Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD