Developments

As the year comes to a close, NIST continues to engage with our international partners to strengthen cybersecurity, including sharing over ten new international translations in over six languages as resources for our stakeholders around the world. These efforts were complemented by discussions on opportunities for future enhanced international collaboration and resource sharing. Here are … Read more

This post is part of a series on privacy-preserving federated learning. The series is a collaboration between NIST and the UK government’s Responsible Technology Adoption Unit (RTA), previously known as the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation. Learn more and read all the posts published to date at NIST’s Privacy Engineering Collaboration Space or RTA’s … Read more

In May 2020, NIST published Foundational Cybersecurity Activities for IoT Device Manufacturers (NIST IR 8259), which describes recommended cybersecurity activities that manufacturers should consider performing before their IoT devices are sold to customers. These foundational cybersecurity activities can help manufacturers lessen the cybersecurity-related efforts needed by customers, which in turn can reduce the prevalence and … Read more

Cybersecurity is a fast-growing field, with a constant need for skilled professionals. But unlike other professions — like medicine or aviation — there’s no clear-cut pathway to qualifying for cybersecurity positions. For employers and job seekers alike, this can make the journey to building a team (or entering a successful cybersecurity career) feel uncertain. Enter … Read more

If you are interested in the world of digital identities, you have probably heard some of the buzzwords that have been floating around for a few years now… “verifiable credential,” “digital wallet,” “mobile driver’s license” or “mDL.” These terms, among others, all reference a growing ecosystem around what we are calling “verifiable digital credentials.” But … Read more

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world … Read more

This blog is part of a larger NIST series during the month of October for Cybersecurity Awareness Month , called ‘Staff Stories Spotlight.’ Throughout the month of October this year, Q&A style blogs will be published featuring some of our unique staff members who have interesting backgrounds, stories to tell, and projects in the world … Read more

We’re encouraging entrepreneurs to think about data protection as they make plans to launch their new business ventures this January, ahead of the new tax year.

This is the year to get your data privacy right. Here are some simple steps to tighten up your security and avoid becoming one of our statistics for 2025. 

John Edwards – The Information Commissioner Transparency and accountability are fundamental to our democracy – the impact of decisions made by public bodies can affect us all in some way. So it is right that we celebrate twenty years of the Freedom of Information Act…