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Recent News

Draft NIST IR 8446 Available for Public Comment September 16, 2024
The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 8446, Bridging the Gap between Standards on Random Number Generation: Comparison of SP 800-90 Series and AIS 20/31, is now available for public comment through...
NIST Publishes SP 800-50 Revision 1 September 12, 2024
NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-50r1 (Revision 1), Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program.
Cybersecurity for IoT Program Published NIST IR 8425A September 10, 2024
The NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Program is proud to announce the release of NIST IR 8425A.
NIST Publishes IR 8459 September 10, 2024
NIST is pleased to announce the release of Internal Report (IR) 8459, Report on the Block Cipher Modes of Operation in the NIST SP 800-38 Series.
Proposal to Update FIPS 202 and Revise SP 800-185 September 4, 2024
NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board is proposing to update FIPS 202, "SHA-3 Standard" and revise Special Publication 800-185, "SHA-3 Derived Functions." Submit public comments through Monday, October 7, 2024.

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Upcoming Events

NIST Workshop on Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography 2024 September 24, 2024 - September 26, 2024
WPEC 2024 (September 24th–26th) is a virtual workshop, free to attend, and with a call for talk proposals. Featured topics: Private-Set Intersection (PSI); Fully-Homomorphic Encryption (FHE); Secure Multi-Party Computation...
Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) November 2024 Meeting November 6, 2024 - November 7, 2024
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) is authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), and...
Federal Cybersecurity & Privacy Professionals Forum Meeting - November 19, 2024 November 19, 2024
The Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of system security and privacy information among...

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