CVSS: NIST restricts evaluation of IT security vulnerabilities

The US NIST operates the NVD vulnerability database. The backlog of analyses is large, and the Inspector General's criticism ...
GovInfoSecurity

Auditors Rip NIST Management of NVD Program

Management by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of a repository of vulnerability data came under sharp ...
JD Supra

NIST Releases Revised Cybersecurity Controls And Requirements For Protection Of Controlled Unclassified Information Resident In Contractor Information Technology Systems

On May 10, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released an Initial Public Draft of Revision 3 to NIST Special Publication (“SP”) 800-171, Protecting Controlled ...
HHS

NIST and IT Security: Much More Than Guidance

As Congress moves toward changing the way to determine the security of federal information systems, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is readying itself to provide the new ...
Nextgov

NIST’s Physical Security Falls Short, Undercover Audit Finds

Auditors gained unauthorized access to secured parts of NIST buildings where they could have infected computers or caused physical damage. Undercover federal auditors were able to gain unauthorized ...
TMCnet

AIRQ: The First Independent AI Agent Security Rating and Open Source Risk Scoring Framework Ranks 100+ AI Agents

Adversa AI published the AI Risk Quadrant Report (AIRQ), the largest independent agentic AI security assessment to date and ...
eWeek

NIST to Provide Cyber-Security Advice to SMBs Under New Federal Law

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...
Physics World

Concerns raised over NIST security breaches

Security at America’s standards lab has been found to be woefully inadequate, according to a report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). Over the past two years, GAO agents used “very ...
The National Law Review

NIST on Track to Release Draft Security Criteria for Consumer IoT Products

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Law

Three Benefits to Using the NIST Security Framework as an IT Foundation

The treasure trove of valuable client data residing inside of law firms—such as financial information related to potential corporate transactions and confidential litigation documents or trade secrets ...