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Cybersecurity Insights

a NIST blog

Differential Privacy Bugs and Why They’re Hard to Find

May 25, 2021

Joseph Near and David Darais

In previous posts we have explored what differential privacy is, how it works, and how to answer questions about data in ways that protect privacy. All of the algorithms we’ve discussed have been

The Foundation for Interoperable and Portable Security Automation is Revealed in NIST’s OSCAL Project

May 19, 2021

Michaela Iorga

Today’s blog is from Michaela Iorga, Senior Technical Lead of the Computer Security Division (CSD) in the Information Technology Laboratory at NIST. Michaela’s team at NIST is working with the

Highly detailed planet Earth at night, lit by the rising sun, illuminated by light of cities. Earth is surrounded by a luminous network, representing the major air routes based on real data

NIST Cybersecurity and Privacy International Engagement Updates

May 13, 2021

Amy Mahn

A lot has changed for all of us over the last year as the result of the pandemic. In the NIST Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), we have continued our international engagement in new and

RSA Conference 2021 to Showcase Resilience, Featuring NIST Experts

May 13, 2021

Kristina Rigopoulos

RSA Conference 2021 kicks off virtually May 17, and NIST’s cybersecurity experts will be on hand out of the gate to discuss the latest in cybersecurity guidance, practical solutions, and metrics. The

Differentially Private Synthetic Data

May 3, 2021

Joseph Near and David Darais

In this series, we've examined several different ways to answer queries over data using differential privacy. So far each approach requires changing the way we answer queries - usually by adding noise