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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

Cybersecurity of Genomic Data: NIST IR 8432 December 20, 2023
The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8432, "Cybersecurity of Genomic Data."
Comment on NIST SP 800-79 Revision 3 December 13, 2023
The initial public draft (ipd) of SP 800-79r3 (Revision 3), Guidelines for the Authorization of PIV Card and Derived PIV Credential Issuers, provides appropriate and useful guidelines for assessing the reliability of PIV Card...
Just Released for Public Comment! Draft NIST SP 800-226 December 11, 2023
Just released for Public Comment: Initial Public Draft of SP 800-26, Guidelines for Evaluating Differential Privacy Guarantees publication for public comment until Thursday, January 25, 2024!
NIST has released Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 30 December 6, 2023
NIST has released Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 30, Automation Support for Control Assessments – Project Update and Vision, which describes planned updates to the NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8011 series.
The NIST Phish Scale User Guide is Now Available! November 20, 2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Human-Centered Cybersecurity program is pleased to announce the release of the NIST Phish Scale User Guide.  

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Upcoming Events

Critical Updates to NIST's CUI Publications: What You Need to Know January 10, 2024
On January 10, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST, NIST will host a webinar to provide an overview of the significant changes in draft Special Publication (SP) 800-171r3 (Revision 3) and SP 800-171Ar3. Both drafts are available...
Fifth PQC Standardization Conference April 10, 2024 - April 12, 2024
NIST plans to hold the 5th NIST PQC Standardization Conference from April 10-12, 2024, in Rockville, Maryland.  The purpose of the conference is to discuss various aspects of the algorithms (both those selected and those...
NIST Workshop on Formal Methods within Certification Programs (FMCP 2024) July 23, 2024 - July 25, 2024
Full Workshop and Registration Details NIST will host the on Formal Methods within Certification Programs (FMCP 2024) on July 23-25, 2024, at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Rockville, Maryland. Topics...

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