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NICE Releases NICE Framework Components v2.0.0

March 10, 2025

NICE Framework Components v2.0.0 The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) establishes a standard approach and common language for

Remarks at NICE Conference Local Stakeholder Engagement Event Colorado Springs, Colorado

March 7, 2025

Welcome to this annual NICE Conference Local Stakeholder Engagement Event. This year we are in Colorado Springs, Colorado – a community of stakeholders

New NIST Publication | Guidelines for Evaluating Differential Privacy Guarantees

March 6, 2025

NIST is pleased to announce the release of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-226: Guidelines for Evaluating Differential Privacy Guarantees! This publication

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NIST Finalizes Guidelines for Evaluating ‘Differential Privacy’ Guarantees to De-Identify Data

March 6, 2025

Using differential privacy can help organizations glean useful insights from databases while protecting individuals’ data.

Considerations for Achieving Crypto Agility: NIST Releases CSWP 39 for Public Comment

March 5, 2025

Advances in computing capabilities, cryptographic research, and cryptanalytic techniques periodically create the need to replace algorithms that no longer

Now Open for Public Comment | NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Profile for Semiconductor Manufacturing

February 27, 2025

The comment period has been extended to Friday, May 30 (from April 14).

Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management | NIST IR 8286 Series Revisions and Updates

February 26, 2025

NIST has released revisions or updates to all five publications in its Interagency Report (IR) 8286 series. These publications help practitioners better

A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm | NIST IR 8475

February 25, 2025

NIST has published Internal Report (IR) 8475, A Security Perspective on the Web3 Paradigm. Since its inception, the internet has constantly developed and

2025 NICE Conference Early Bird Registration Open Now!

February 25, 2025

2025 NICE Conference and Expo Denver, Colorado June 1 - 4, 2025 Early bird registration for the 2025 NICE Conference & Expo is officially open! Don't miss your

Open for Public Comment | NIST Publication on Testable Controls and Security Capabilities for Continuous Monitoring (Vol. 1)

February 20, 2025

The NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) Team has released the initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8011v1r1 (Volume 1, Revision 1)

NIST Releases IR 8532, Workshop Report on Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain

February 18, 2025

NIST has released Internal Report (IR) 8532, Workshop Report on Enhancing Security of Devices and Components Across the Supply Chain, which summarizes the

Security and Trust Considerations for Digital Twin Technology | NIST Releases IR 8356

February 14, 2025

NIST has published Internal Report (IR) 8356, Security and Trust Considerations for Digital Twin Technology. This publication introduces the concept of a

2024 National Cyber Signing Day Video

February 4, 2025

Exciting news! The video of the National Cyber Signing Day presentation from the 2024 NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference in San Antonio is now

Methods for Format-Preserving Encryption | Comment on the Second Public Draft of SP 800-38G Revision 1

February 3, 2025

NIST has released a second public draft (2PD) of Special Publication (SP) 800-38Gr1 (Revision 1), Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Methods

Security Property Verification by Transition Model | NIST Publishes IR 8539

January 31, 2025

NIST Internal Report (IR) 8539, Security Property Verification by Transition Model, is now available. Verifying the security properties of access control

5G Cybersecurity: No SUPI-Based Paging | NIST Releases Draft White Paper for Public Comment

January 30, 2025

5G technology for broadband cellular networks will significantly improve how humans and machines communicate, operate, and interact in the physical and virtual

NIST Proposes to Revise SP 800-38B, “CMAC” and SP 800-38C, “CCM”

January 29, 2025

In June 2024, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review of the following publications: NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38B, Recommendation for

December 2024 NICE Community Coordinating Council Monthly Meeting Recap

January 27, 2025

#ICYMI - Monthly Meeting Recap In case you missed last month's meeting, the minutes from the December 3, 2024, NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting have

Register Now for the FISSEA Winter Forum: February 11, 2025

January 16, 2025

Register Now for the FISSEA Winter Forum The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of

Ransomware Risk Management: CSF 2.0 Community Profile | Draft NIST IR 8374r1 Available for Comment

January 13, 2025

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published an initial public draft of NIST Interagency Report (NIST IR) 8374 Revision 1, Ransomware

Recommendations for Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms | Draft SP 800-227 is Available for Comment

January 7, 2025

The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-227, Recommendations for Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms, is now available for public comment. NIST

Proposed Rulemaking to Incorporate the NICE Framework in Support of Strengthening America’s Cybersecurity Workforce

January 7, 2025

On January 3, 2025, the Federal Register published a proposed FAR (Federal Acquisitions Regulations) Rule to incorporate the NICE Workforce Framework for

Pre-Draft Call for Comments on the GCM and GMAC Block Cipher Modes of Operation

January 6, 2025

In March 2024, NIST announced its intention to revise NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38D, R ecommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: Galois/Counter

NIST Researchers Meet with NHTSA Experts to Share Approaches to Assessment of Automated Vehicle System Performance

January 1, 2025

Measurement science and standards are needed to support the safe and predictable operation of future automated vehicles (AVs), and to realize their potential to

NIST Proposes to Standardize a Wider Variant of AES

December 24, 2024

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a subset of the Rijndael block cipher family with 128-bit blocks that was submitted to the NIST AES development

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-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
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-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
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-Proteomics
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Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
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-Building economics
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-Energy efficiency
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-Structural engineering
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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Energy
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Environment
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Fire
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-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
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Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
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--Cancer
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-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
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--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
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--Machine learning
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-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
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--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
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--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
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-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
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Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
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-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
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Neutron research
Performance excellence
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Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
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-Optical physics and communications
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Public safety
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-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
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Transportation
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