National Institute of Standards and Technology
Current NIST Cybersecurity Alerts
- Cultivating Cybersecurity Leaders: The New Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Programon October 18, 2023
Speakers: Jasmine M. Jackson Application Security Engineer Founder and Executive Director The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP) Alma Maria Rinasz Co-Founder Latinas in Cyber Karl Cureton Chairman and CEO Minority Tech Industry Advocate Council
- International Tour of Cybersecurity Careers: Stories Told by Current Practitionerson October 17, 2023
Speakers: Danielle Santos Manager of Communications and Operations and Lead for International Engagement NICE (Moderator) Jonathan Joynt Cybersecurity Instructor Learning Hub Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Additional speakers to be announced
- MPTS2023on September 26, 2023
The NIST workshop on Multi-Party Threshold Schemes (MPTS) 2023 will gather diverse public feedback about the process envisioned in the NIST First Call for Multi-Party Threshold Schemes [NISTIR 8214C ipd (2023)]. The process includes an exploration of
- What’s Wrong With This Picture? NIST Face Analysis Program Helps to Find Answerson September 20, 2023
Two NIST evaluation studies will help software better detect photo spoofs and image quality issues.
- Journey to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 | Workshop #3on September 19, 2023
The collaborative process to update the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), toward CSF 2.0 , continues! This final two-day NIST Journey to CSF 2.0 Workshop will be an opportunity to discuss the newly released Draft CSF 2.0 . This event will build on
- NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio to Lead Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Taiwanon September 13, 2023
Between Sept. 18-20, Laurie E. Locascio, director of the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will lead a cybersecurity business development mission to Taiwan. As the mission lead, Locascio will serve as the
- Webinar: #ChooseCyber - Insider Tips for Cybersecurity Career Week 2023on September 6, 2023
The presentation slides are available here . Speaker: Davina Pruitt-Mentle Lead for Academic Engagement NICE Susana Barraza Program Manager NICE Synopsis: Cybersecurity Career Week will take place on October 16-21, 2023, and you’re invited to
- NIST to Standardize Encryption Algorithms That Can Resist Attack by Quantum Computerson August 24, 2023
Three new algorithms are expected to be ready for use in 2024. Others will follow.
- FISSEA Summer Forum: August 23, 2023on August 23, 2023
The presentations slides are available here . Download the Continuing Education Units form . Provide event feedback here . The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of best
- NIST Drafts Major Update to Its Widely Used Cybersecurity Frameworkon August 8, 2023
NIST has revised the framework to help benefit all sectors, not just critical infrastructure.
- NIST Researchers Explore Best Practices for Talking to Kids About Online Privacyon August 7, 2023
Recent research by scientists at NIST suggests that a good strategy is to talk to your kids directly.