Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, Governor Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and General Keith Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency, joined the NCCoE and our colleagues for the inaugural signing of National Cybersecurity Excellence Partnerships (NCEP). Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, served as master of ceremonies for the event.
Announcements
Announcements
March 14, 2013
The NCCoE has extended the deadline for submission of certification letters for organizations who are interested in the Secure Exchange of Electronic Health Information Demonstration Project. We'll accept certification letters on an ongoing basis. To learn more, view today's Federal Register Notice.
Announcements
March 06, 2013
NIST Director Pat Gallagher will testify today at a joint hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at 2:30 p.m. on The Cybersecurity Partnership Between the Private Sector and Our Government: Protecting our National and Economic Security. You can watch online at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation website.
Announcements
March 04, 2013
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register as its first step in the process to develop a Cybersecurity Framework, a set of voluntary standards and best practices to guide industry in reducing cyber risks to the networks and computers that support critical infrastructure vital to the nation's economy, security and daily life. Read more in a press release from NIST.
Announcements
February 27, 2013
Donna Dodson, director of the NIST Computer Security Division and acting executive director of the NCCoE, will speak on a distinguished panel at RSA today from 10:40 to 11:40am titled, “Roadmap Toward a More Secure and Resilient Cyber Ecosystem.” Donna will be joined by
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Gary Gagnon, CSO of MITRE Corporation
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lieutenant General (Rt.) Harry Raduege, Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation
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Dr. Phyllis Schneck, VP and CTO of McAfee Global Public Sector
Announcements
February 26, 2013
Dr. Pat Gallagher, the director of NIST, will be at the NCCoE’s booth (#250) at RSA from 4:00 to 4:30 pm to meet people, listen to ideas and discuss NIST’s role in the February 12, 2013 Executive Order "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity." Leadership from the NIST Computer Security Division and key NCCoE staff will join Dr. Gallagher at the booth.
Announcements
February 26, 2013
Nate Lesser, the NCCoE deputy director, will be at CyberMaryland’s RSA Expo Booth (#216) from 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm to present the center’s 2013 strategy and discuss recent milestones in the Secure Exchange of Electronic Health Information Demonstration Project (HITS). Nate will describe the HITS Use Case for Mobile Devices and talk about how organizations can participate and contribute. He will also take questions.
Announcements
February 05, 2013
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites organizations to participate in a National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) effort to integrate commercially available security technologies with health information systems. The goal is to develop security demonstrations that health care providers can use to protect patient information. Read more in a press release from NIST.
Announcements
January 15, 2013
Today, the NCCoE posted a Federal Register notice about the center’s Secure Exchange of Electronic Health Information Demonstration Project. This project will undertake challenges such as the variety of client devices and the range of health care data exchange standards. By addressing and resolving security concerns, the outcomes of this project will help health care providers secure the electronic transfer of health information. If you are interested in participating, please email us at nccoe@nist.gov.
Announcements
January 14, 2013
Yesterday, the center hosted the Trusted Geolocation in the Cloud Workshop to review methods that companies can adopt for cloud computing and similar technologies to harden their security measures.