A National Institute of Standards and Technology program aimed at researching new forms of identity management awarded $15 million in grants to six companies focused on securing…

Last week, numerous tech outlets picked up on the fact that SMS was deprecated in the NIST’s special publication 800-63-3, the institute’s newest revision to its Digital…

The plans of the General Services Administration’s digital tiger team, 18F, to build a single online sign-in interface through which Americans can log on to digital government…

The program within the National Institute of Standards and Technology aiming to make passwords obsolete has released a draft document that proposes a “major transformation” in digital…

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace program has set the groundwork for a two-day workshop next month, releasing three white papers that discuss how to…

Government scientists are seeking public comment on a technical white paper they’ve drawn up to help the private sector ensure that more secure logins for online accounts…

The redundancy of carrying a personal identification verification card when most everyone has a smartphone could push identity management toward the cloud and PIVs toward ​obsolescence. But…

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, which is overseen by NIST, announced it is seeking pilot projects for its fourth year of funding.

With the holiday buying season in full swing, the White House is aiming to improve the somewhat deficient credit card security standards in the United States.

The White House is ordering consumer-facing agencies to upgrade their point-of-sale systems. (Credit: Amanda Lucidon/White House) In the wake of major credit card breaches at Target Corp., Home…