National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Archives

NIST takes next step in studying feasibility of mobile driver’s licenses

The goal of the initiative is to address some of the key questions and challenges raised by this emerging technology, including potential privacy risks and currently limited…

Aug 29, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Aerial view of the wastewater treatment plant. Pumping station and drinking water supply. Industrial and urban water treatment for a big city. Round sedimentation tanks.

NIST proposes project to improve cybersecurity at water utilities

Run by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, the project aims to develop a reference architecture for the sector.

Nov 9, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

NIST to establish online center for trustworthy and responsible AI resources

The center will contain supporting guidance on trustworthy AI's characteristics, use cases and eventually add third-party contributions.

Sep 30, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

BOULDER, CO – OCTOBER 9: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) building is seen October 9, 2012 in Boulder, Colorado. David J. Wineland, a physicist at NIST, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for “ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.” Wineland has worked at NIST for 37 years and is internationally recognized for his research on trapped ions. (Photo by Dana Romanoff/Getty Images)

NIST’s 5G demo network nears completion

The 5G cybersecurity project aims to build agencies' trust in the underlying infrastructure by featuring security functions.

Aug 30, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

NIST takes socio-technical approach to AI bias en route to management standard

Experts have argued societal values should factor into AI development and use, and new guidance shows NIST has been listening.

Mar 30, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

NIST wants help with guide for restoring industrial control systems after cyberattacks

The Cybersecurity Practice Guide will apply specifically to manufacturing environments.

Mar 1, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

NIST selects 18 tech companies for zero-trust demos

The demos will help the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence craft a practice guide with reference designs for agencies.

Jul 22, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

NIST releases finalized zero-trust architecture guidance

The document adds a section on the tenets of the security philosophy and adopts longstanding federal language around approaches.

Aug 13, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Scott Rose, NIST — Scott Rose speaks Jan. 28, 2020, at the Zero Trust Security Summit presented by Duo Security and produced by FedScoop and CyberScoop. (Scoop News Group)

NIST adds zero-trust ‘approaches’ to its security architecture guidance for agencies

A National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence demonstration project is in the works for the spring.

Jan 28, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

CISA Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra (second from right) speaks on a zero trust panel with IRM CIO Stuart McGuigan (second from left) and NIST Chief Cybersecurity Advisor Donna Dodson (far right) on Oct. 10, 2019. (Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop)

NIST to test federal ‘zero trust’ security architectures

Some agencies have elements of zero-trust frameworks in place, but NIST will explore the proper way to use them, according to its chief cybersecurity adviser.

Oct 11, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir