Protecting at start-up: New NIST guidelines

This publication is the second in a series of BIOS documents. BIOS Guidelines (NIST SP 800-147) was issued in April, 2011.** It provides guidelines for manufacturers to build in features to secure the BIOS against unauthorized modifications.


New privacy controls for federal information systems and organizations proposed by NIST

Top Priority Sector:  it_security National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new draft document that adds privacy controls to the catalog of security controls used to protect federal information and information systems. The increasing dependency on information systems — and advances in cloud computing, the smart grid and mobile computing – have [...]


Securing Critical Computer Systems Begins At The Beginning: New NIST Report – Medical News Today

Nothing beats the feeling of starting up a new computer – be it a laptop, desktop or a major, custom-designed computing system. A new system is a blank slate with no worry of botnets, viruses or any other …


2006 Essential Guide to Computer Security and Defense Against Cyber Attacks: US Computer Emergency Readiness Team, NIST Computer Security Center

Product DescriptionThis up-to-date electronic book on two CD-ROMs provides a superb collection of official Federal government documents and resources on the subject of computer security and defense against cyber attacks. There is information from the US-CERT program (Computer Emergency Readiness Team) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Computer Security Center (CSRC) along [...]


An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook

An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook


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Ricoh Announces Common Access Card Authentication Solution Version 2.0 – Reuters

Ricoh Announces Common Access Card Authentication Solution Version 2.0 Reuters A US government computer security standard, FIPS 140-2, issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is used to accredit … and more


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Rockefeller: Be Wary of the NSA – GovInfoSecurity.com

Rockefeller: Be Wary of the NSA GovInfoSecurity.com “Our computer security experts do worry about this,” Gallagher said. “This is not going to be solved by NIST alone. One way we're doing this is, ..


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Computer Security Guide helps safeguard small businesses. – ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)

Computer Security Guide helps safeguard small businesses. ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) The video is available on You Tube and the Small Business Corner of the NIST Computer Security Web pages. A free DVD of the video may be obtained by ..


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New Publication Offers Security Tips For WiMAX Networks – Science Daily (press release)

New Publication Offers Security Tips For WiMAX Networks Science Daily (press release) … on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security guide prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). …


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New publication offers security tips for WiMAX networks – EurekAlert (press release)

New publication offers security tips for WiMAX networks EurekAlert (press release) … on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security guide prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). …