Security News

NIST Issues Call for "Lightweight Cryptography" Algorithms
2018-05-02 11:40

This is interesting: Creating these defenses is the goal of NIST's lightweight cryptography initiative, which aims to develop cryptographic algorithm standards that can work within the confines of...

NIST Updates Cybersecurity Framework to Tackle Supply Chain Threats, Vulnerability Disclosure and More
2018-04-30 15:49

Version 1.1 includes updates on authentication and identity, self-assessment, supply-chain security and vulnerability disclosure, among other changes.

NIST releases Cybersecurity Framework 1.1
2018-04-19 23:05

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced at RSA Conference 2018 the release of version 1.1 of its popular Framework for Improving Critical...

NIST Proposes Metadata Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes
2018-02-20 18:18

NIST's Attribute Metadata Schema Could Help Privacy Compliance in Multi-Domain Transactions read more

NIST Working on Global IoT Cybersecurity Standards
2018-02-19 17:56

NIST is Working Towards International Cybersecurity Standards for the Internet of Things With Draft Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8200 read more

Significant Changes Coming to  NIST Cybersecurity Framework
2017-12-15 17:18

The latest ISMG Security Report focuses on the significant changes found in the latest version of the U.S. government's Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, commonly...

NIST Publishes Second Draft of Cybersecurity Framework
2017-12-08 15:46

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced this week that it has published a second draft of a proposed update to the “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure...

NIST Readies to Tackle Internet's Global BGP Vulnerabilities
2017-10-04 19:16

NIST has published an update on its work on the new Secure Internet Domain Routing (SIDR) standards designed to provide the internet the security that is currently lacking from the Border Gateway...

NIST Unveils Plan to Get C-Suite Involved in Risk Management
2017-09-29 12:48

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: an interview with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ron Ross on revised guidance to get C-suite executives to help shape...

NIST Unveils Plan to Get C-Suite Involvement in IT Risk Mgt.
2017-09-29 10:47

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: an interview with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Ron Ross on revised guidance to get C-suite executives to help shape...