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Over the past few months, NIST has been revising and updating Foundational Activities for IoT Product Manufacturers (NIST IR 8259 Revision 1 Initial Public Draft), which describes recommended pre-market and post-market activities for manufacturers to develop products that meet their customers’ cybersecurity needs and expectations. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments and feedback … Read more

Today is the day! Digital Identity Guidelines, Revision 4 is finally here…it’s been an exciting journey and NIST is honored to be a part of it. What can we expect? Serving as a culmination of a nearly four-year collaborative process that included foundational research, two public drafts, and about 6,000 individual comments from the public, … Read more

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Cyber AI Profile Workshop NIST hosted this past April! This work intends to support the cybersecurity and AI communities — and the input you provided during this workshop is critical. We are working to publish a Workshop Summary that captures themes and highlights from the event. In … Read more

A lot has changed in America’s cybersecurity workforce development ecosystem since 2016: employment in cybersecurity occupations has grown by more than 300,000 [1]; the number of information security degrees awarded annually has more than tripled to nearly 35,000 [2]; and a wide array of new technologies and risks have emerged. Five regional cybersecurity workforce partnerships … Read more

The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity ( NICE Framework) was revised in November 2020 as NIST Special Publication 800-181 rev.1 to enable more effective and rapid updates to the NICE Framework Components, including how the advent of emerging technologies would impact cybersecurity work. NICE has been actively engaging in conversations with: federal departments and agencies; … Read more

What is NIST up to? On April 3, 2025, NIST hosted a Cybersecurity and AI Profile Workshop at our National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) to hear feedback on our concept paper which presented opportunities to create profiles of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF). These would … Read more

The Background…and NIST’s Plan for Improving IoT Cybersecurity The passage of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act in 2020 marked a pivotal step in enhancing the cybersecurity of IoT products. Recognizing the increasing internet connectivity of physical devices, this legislation tasked NIST with developing cybersecurity guidelines to manage and secure IoT effectively. As … Read more

This week we’re celebrating National Small Business Week—which recognizes and celebrates the small and medium-sized business (SMB) community’s significant contributions to the nation. SMBs are a substantial and critical part of the U.S. and global economic and cybersecurity infrastructure. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, [1] there are 34.8 million SMBs … Read more

It has been one year since the release of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 ! To make improving your security posture even easier, in this blog we are: Sharing new CSF 2.0 resources; Taking a retrospective look at some resources and applications you may have missed; and Highlighting ways you can stay involved in … Read more

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a significant fine of €310 million on LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This decision follows an inquiry into LinkedIn’s processing of personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted advertising. Background of the Decision The inquiry, initiated by a complaint filed … Read more