National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Dr. Walter Copan ran the National Institute of Standards and Technology during the Trump administration and has had long experience in research both corporate and governmental.
March 09, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency are on the leading edge to do more than test the concepts of zero trust.
February 15, 2021 -
People tend to take the built environment for granted, until a flood or tornado wrecks homes, businesses or schools.
February 10, 2021 -
Chris Golden, a former member of CMMC accreditation body and the director of information security for Blue Cross, Blue Shield, said getting the first set of companies through the certification process will be a sign of progress.
February 08, 2021 -
NIST will finalize new publication NISTIR 8276 that will include eight key principles for protecting IT supply chains and release the draft to update SP 800-161, which will includes specific steps for agencies.
January 25, 2021 -
Sean Frazier, federal CSO at Okta, discusses identity management, lifecycle management, and some of the challenges of identification for Robotic Process Automation.
January 15, 2021 -
The pandemic has inspired new uses for facial recognition software, but may require tweaking of algorithms.
January 05, 2021 -
Suing everyone in sight might tempt, but it won't improve cybersecurity.
December 28, 2020 -
As the government deals with what might be the worst cybersecurity breach ever, National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellow Ron Ross joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what should happen next.
December 22, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellow Ron Ross has advice for officials knocked off their feet by the recent governmentwide cyber attacks.
December 21, 2020 -
The annual Defense authorization bill is filled with policy changes for non-defense agencies, including more than 50 focused on cybersecurity and a host of others address small business contracting.
December 07, 2020 -
Having just finished a multi-year revision of what you might call the bible of cybersecurity controls, there's something new. The National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity crew has a new, companion guide.
November 13, 2020 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently awarded more than $4 million in grants to 19 small businesses. The money, from the Small Business Innovation Research Program, is designed to spur artificial intelligence innovation
October 28, 2020 -
Next generation controls for information systems and organizations now includes key focus on privacyThough not yet finalized, Revision 5 represents a fundamental restructuring of 800-53 to make it more inclusive and serve an even broader base of users.
October 12, 2020 -
David Waltermire, the technical lead for OSCAL at NIST, and Milica Green, a compliance subject matter expert with Telos Corporation, say the development and implementation of the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) will reduce the time, cost and challenges of FedRAMP certifications.
October 08, 2020