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NIST, Woman-Owned Small Business Katzcy to Continue Cybersecurity Event Cooperation

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will collaborate with Virginia-based digital marketing company Katzcy to bring together cybersecurity athletes to represent the U.S. at an international competition. Both parties sealed a five-year pact to perform cooperative work through the U.S. Cyber Games, which the woman-owned small business and NIST’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education […] More

by Jamie Bennet October 24, 2022, 11:55 am
in Cybersecurity News, Cybersecurity, News

NCCoE Taps 12 Companies to Help Standardize Post-Quantum Practices

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with 12 technology companies on a demonstration project the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence launched in support of efforts to standardize practices for post-quantum cryptography. Collaborators for the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography project will aim to showcase tools that could be used to automatically discover usage of […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 19, 2022, 12:01 pm
in Government Technology, News

CISA Unveils Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiative; Jen Easterly Quoted

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has announced the launch of a new initiative to advance agency efforts meant to address threats and risks posed by quantum computing to data and critical infrastructure. The Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiative will build on programs at the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology […] More

by Jane Edwards July 7, 2022, 11:38 am
in Government Technology, News

NIST Chooses 4 Algorithms for Inclusion in Post-Quantum Cryptographic Standard

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected the first batch of four encryption algorithms designed to resist an attack from a future quantum computer that could potentially break the security codes used to safeguard email software, online banking and other digital platforms. NIST said Tuesday the encryption tools will become part of the […] More

by Jane Edwards July 6, 2022, 11:56 am
in Cybersecurity News, Cybersecurity, News

Microsoft, Tenable Partner to Help Federal Agencies Meet Cyber Executive Order’s Goals

Microsoft and Tenable have expanded their collaboration to help U.S. federal agencies accelerate the detection, investigation and remediation of cybersecurity threats in accordance with the cybersecurity executive order signed in May 2021. The extended partnership will facilitate the integration of Tenable.io with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender Cloud platforms to “support vulnerability assessments for hybrid […] More

by Jane Edwards June 3, 2022, 11:55 am
in Executive Moves, News

Former Cisco Engineer Theodore Gates Joins NewWave as Cyber Business Development Director

Theodore Gates, formerly a senior security engineer for Cisco Systems‘ U.S. public sector segment, has been tapped by NewWave Telecom and Technologies to serve as director of cybersecurity business development. He joins NewWave as the company establishes an architectural practice and consultancy dedicated to zero trust security, the information technology consulting provider said Tuesday. The […] More

by Nichols Martin February 23, 2022, 11:58 am
in Government Technology, News

COMSovereign Announces Delivery of 5G Open-RAN Tech to NIST; Dustin McIntire Quoted

COMSovereign has handed over to the National Institute of Standards and Technology its 5G Open Radio Access Network-compliant system as part of a cooperative research and development agreement that was announced in April. “We’re pleased to have delivered our latest 5G O-RAN deployable system to the NIST for their evaluation and look forward to supporting […] More

by Jane Edwards October 26, 2021, 11:49 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Jay Chaudhry on Zscaler’s Federal Market Performance, Cybersecurity Executive Order

Jay Chaudhry, founder, chairman and CEO of Zscaler, said the San Jose, California-based company added 20 government clients in the fiscal fourth quarter ended July 31 and has been selected to conduct a pilot program meant to advance implementation of zero trust architectures in line with the current administration’s cybersecurity executive order, CRN reported Thursday. […] More

by Jane Edwards September 10, 2021, 11:50 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

NIST Issues RFI for AI Risk Management Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking information and feedback from interested stakeholders to help inform the development of a framework for managing risks associated with artificial intelligence. NIST is working to develop a voluntary AI risk management framework meant to integrate trustworthiness considerations into the development, use and assessment of AI systems […] More

by Jane Edwards July 29, 2021, 11:52 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

FedRAMP, NIST Apply Automation to Support Authorization Reuses

The program management office of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has automated parts of the process through which agencies may reuse FedRAMP-approved cloud products, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. The program, which aims to standardize the security of cloud products used in the federal government, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are using […] More

by Nichols Martin July 21, 2021, 12:15 pm
in News

NIST Awards $153M to Commerce-Sponsored Institute to Advance Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing; Gina Raimondo Quoted

A Department of Commerce-sponsored public-private partnership has received two awards worth $153 million in total from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for further development of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes to scale up the domestic supply chain. The awards to the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals also cover research and development efforts in […] More

by Christine Thropp July 16, 2021, 12:00 pm
in Government Technology, News

NIST Seeks to Identify AI Measurement, Evaluation Approaches via 3-Day Workshop

The National Institute of Standards and Technology will host a three-day virtual workshop with the goal of determining intended uses, challenges and best practices associated with measurement and evaluation of artificial intelligence platforms. NIST said Wednesday the event is scheduled to kick off June 15 and ideal for researchers, developers and policymakers. The agency works […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 27, 2021, 12:05 am

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