On January 12, 2022, NIST presented the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal to Keith Stouffer, Timothy Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Michael Pease, and Jeffrey Cichonski for developing and disseminating the first, detailed…
NIST Issues Guidance on Software, IoT Security and Labeling
The President’s Executive Order (EO) on “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (14028)” issued on May 12, 2021, charges multiple agencies – including NIST– with enhancing cybersecurity through initiatives related to the security and integrity of the software supply chain. Section 4 called…
NIST Updates Security and Privacy Control Assessment Procedures
NIST has released Special Publication (SP) 800-53A Revision 5, Assessing Security and Privacy Controls in Information Systems and Organizations. Updated to correspond with the security and privacy controls in SP…
NIST Updates FIPS 201 Personal Identity Credential Standard
NIST has increased the number of acceptable types of credentials that federal agencies can permit as official digital identity, part of the latest update to Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)…
NIST’s Low-Cost Radio System Could Help Trace Disease Spread
NIST researchers designed and tested these low-cost devices for detecting close contacts to potentially help limit disease spread while preserving privacy. Credit: K. Keenan/NIST In efforts to limit the spread…
Department of Commerce Seeks Internet of Things Experts for New Advisory Board
Credit: Shutterstock The U.S. Department of Commerce seeks qualified nominations for a new Internet of Things Advisory Board to advise the recently established Internet of Things Federal Working Group. The…
NIST Helps Next-Generation Cell Technology See Past the Greenery
NIST researchers studied the effects of trees on millimeter waves, which are planned for use in 5G communication. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST As 5G technology gets fully implemented over the next…
NIST and University Researchers Offer Future 6G Network Concept
Credit: iStockphoto.com In 6G Cognitive Information Theory: A Mailbox Perspective, published in MDPI, October 16, 2021, NIST and international researchers propose a “cognitive” 6G network – significantly enhancing the 5G network…
Leadership to the IEEE P1451.5p Standard Working Group
NIST researchers Rick Candell, Karl Montgomery, Mohamed Hany, and Kang Lee will provide technical leadership to the newly created IEEE P1451.5p standard committee. While wireless technology is slated to be…
VulnHub DarkHole 2 Writeup
VulnHub.com website is an old friend of Cyber Security community and a very good resource for vulnerable machines so newbies can learn intrusive security skills, and experienced professionals can test their own skills.VulnHub’s goal is simple, in their own words, “To provide materials that allows anyone to gain practical ‘hands-on’ experience in digital security, computer software & network administration”. Machines provided cover a wide range of cyber security subjects. Machines are created and provided by the security community. The deal here is that you can download a vulnerable machine and…