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The Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC) has information on many of NIST's cybersecurity- and information security-related projects, publications, news and events. CSRC supports people and organizations in government, industry, and academia—both in the U.S. and internationally.

 

Recent News

Draft NIST IR 8432 Available for Public Comment March 3, 2023
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has published the initial public draft of NIST Internal Report (NIST IR) 8432, Cybersecurity of Genomic Data.
Draft NIST IR 8320D Available for Comment February 23, 2023
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released a draft report, NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8320D, Hardware Enabled Security: Hardware-Based Confidential Computing, for public comment.
Call for Feedback: NIST IR 8011 Series Adoption February 22, 2023
NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8011, Automation Support for Security Control Assessments, provides guidance on automating the assessment of controls that can be tested.
NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-201 February 8, 2023
The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-201, NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture, is now available for public comment.
Proposal to Update NIST SP 800-38E February 8, 2023
NIST is proposing to update Special Publication (SP) 800-38E, "Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices." Please submit public comments by March 10, 2023.

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Upcoming Events

Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar (2): Innovating Identity Proofing March 9, 2023
This second webinar in the Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar Series will focus on the changes NIST has made to the identity proofing guidance and illicit inputs on how the government and industry can collaboratively...
3rd High-Performance Computing Security Workshop March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023
Executive Order 13702 established the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI) to maximize the benefits of high-performance computing (HPC) for economic competitiveness and scientific discovery. Security is an essential...
Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar (3): The Future of Authentication March 16, 2023
This final webinar in the Digital Identity Guidelines Webinar Series will focus on the evolving nature of authentication technology and how organizations and NIST are addressing new innovations in the space. Panelists will...
Random Bit Generation Workshop 2023 May 30, 2023 - June 1, 2023
NIST will be hosting a virtual workshop on Random Bit Generation (RBG) as specified in the SP 800-90 series of publications: SP 800-90A (Deterministic Random Bit Generator Mechanisms), SP 800-90B (Entropy Sources), and SP...
Lightweight Cryptography Workshop 2023 June 21, 2023 - June 22, 2023
NIST will host its Sixth Lightweight Cryptography Workshop (virtual) on June 21-22, 2023. The aim of the workshop is to explain the selection process and to discuss various aspects of lightweight cryptography standardization....

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