National Institute of Standards and Technology
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NIST's Tim Polk joins the Federal Drive to dissect the draft strategy of the Homeland Security and Commerce Departments for mitigating risks from botnets
January 12, 2018 -
Brad Gandee, the vice president for product marketing and management at GigaTrust, offers the industry some ideas for how best to meet DoD’s data requirements.
January 04, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Institute of Standards and Technology will soon start hosting events to exchange ideas on methods and technologies to ensure Internet of Things devices are secure.
January 01, 2018 -
The Defense Department has several tests planned for 2018 for different biometric modalities.
December 18, 2017 -
Though federal employees avoided $32 billion in potential cuts to the current retirement system in the 2018 budget resolution, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said he's still keeping an eye on familiar proposals that lawmakers may tie to new tax reform policies.
October 30, 2017 -
The Homeland Security Department says agencies have 30 days to come up with a plan to remove Kaspersky Lab products from their networks.
October 30, 2017 -
The Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) estimates the cost to implement NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 to be in the millions.
October 16, 2017 -
NIST recently completed a "security sprint" and is implementing lessons learned.
October 11, 2017 -
The U.S. Mint is searching for a new chief information officer, while the Senate confirmed NIST’s new director.
October 09, 2017 -
The Homeland Security Department and the National Institute of Standards and Technology sponsor the Global City Teams Challenge to help cities design in cybersecurity.
October 02, 2017 -
Amid the "chaos and complexity" of the Internet of Things are basic cybersecurity rules agencies can follow to secure devices but not suffocate innovation.
September 21, 2017 -
Special Publication 800-53, published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, contains hundreds of security controls organizations can adopt to keep their computers and data safer.
September 11, 2017 -
HHS is trying to expand its search for a cyber workforce to directly target underrepresented demographics as it endeavors to fill the 30 percent vacancy rate in its cyber workforce.
August 23, 2017 -
Cybersecurity competitions are drawing more attention from and becoming more popular with federal agencies.
August 16, 2017 -
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program latest iteration helps turn work roles into codes.
August 11, 2017