National Institute of Standards and Technology
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A competition to find a replacement for one of the gold-standard computer security algorithms used in almost all secure, online transactions just heated up.
December 14, 2010 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Homeland Security Department\'s Science and Technology directorate are teaming up with the private sector to improve the cybersecurity of financial services.
December 10, 2010 -
NIST and DHS are partnering with the private sector on cybersecurity.
December 07, 2010 -
The agencies sign a MOU to work more closely on research and development on new technologies to protect the financial services sector\'s critical infrastructure. This agreement follows a pilot DHS and DoD have been working on to share threat information.
December 07, 2010 -
Auditors look at how 24 agencies secure their wireless networks and find some progress, but many of the same problems that GAO found in 2005.
November 30, 2010 -
Chris Johnson, a NIST IT specialist, was Tom Temin\'s guest on the Federal Security Spotlight this week. Johnson explained how NIST studies cyber threats.
November 10, 2010 -
Chris Johnson oversees the National Vulnerability Database at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He is Tom Temin\'s guest this week on Federal Security Spotlight. November 11, 2010
November 10, 2010 -
Federal News Radio was on hand for the latest NIST Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop where the agency announced it has created a cloud computing test bed named Koala. Dawn Leaf, NIST’s senior executive for Cloud Computing, told those in attendance the objective of the test bed is to “assess and characterize resource allocation algorithms [...]
November 07, 2010 -
The memo is part of a broader effort to improve authentication to computers and buildings across government using secure identity cards. The White House also is close to finalizing the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. President Obama could sign the strategy this winter.
November 05, 2010 -
Agencies are laying the foundation for the use of cloud computing in the government. Officials are marking their progress in smaller steps instead of big strides.
November 05, 2010 -
NIST says it\'s identified five \"foundational\" sets of standards for Smart Grid interoperability and cyber security that are ready for consideration by federal and state energy regulators. Details from NIST\'s George Arnold
October 13, 2010 -
Learn more about Director Pat Gallagher\'s efforts
October 11, 2010 -
Subhead: Administration honors sustainability efforts by seven agencies with the 2010 GreenGov Presidential awards.
October 07, 2010 -
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month officially kicks off today. In coming weeks, federal officials are expected to launch a number of public programs to raise awareness of the importance of securing the nation\'s computer networks for both government and private industry. But some officials also are using it as an opportunity to ask, \"Where will the cybersecurity workers of tomorrow come from?\"
October 01, 2010 -
Scientists have known for decades that time passes faster at higher elevations—a curious aspect of Einstein\'s theories of relativity that previously has been measured by comparing clocks on the Earth\'s surface and a high-flying rocket. Now, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have measured this effect. NIST\'s Till Rosenband has details.
September 30, 2010