Tag: NIST
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NCCoE Announces Technology Collaborators for the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Project
Gaithersburg, MD—The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will be joined by the following technology collaborators in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Project: Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) Cisco Systems, Inc. Cryptosense SA Crypto4A Technologies, Inc. InfoSec Global ISARA Corporation Microsoft Samsung SDS Co., Ltd. SandboxAQ Thales DIS CPL USA, Inc. Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies …
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NIST Releases Version 1.0 of Privacy Framework
Tool will help optimize beneficial uses of data while protecting individual privacy. WASHINGTON — Our data-driven society has a tricky balancing act to perform: building innovative products and services that use personal data while still protecting people’s privacy. To help organizations keep this balance, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering a…
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A Walk Through ‘CB’ Time – Ancient Calendars
The Celestial Body (‘CB’) — the Sun, a Moon, a planet, and stars — have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout our existence. Ancient civilizations relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through the sky to determine seasons, months, and years. We know little about the details of timekeeping…
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NIST Reports on Computer Systems Technology
WASHINGTON—The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the Nation’s measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops tests, test methods, reference data, proof of concept implementations, and technical analyses to advance the development and productive use of information…
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Spring Ahead: ‘CB’ Time vs. ‘CP’ Time
The Celestial Body (‘CB’) — The Sun, a Moon, a planet, and stars — have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout our existence. Ancient civilizations relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through the sky to determine seasons, months, years from “celestial body” time to modern day coders and…
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NCWF: Public Comments Due 06 JAN 17
WASHINGTON (US-CERT.gov) — The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) developed the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NCWF) to define the cybersecurity workforce and provide a common taxonomy and lexicon by which to classify, code, and categorize workers. The Workforce Framework lists and defines over 30 specialty areas and 50 work roles that comprise cybersecurity work…