NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has posted a revised draft white paper that will inform projects aimed at helping companies better manage who has access to their IT assets. This project is an NCCoE “building block,” which are example cybersecurity implementations that apply to multiple industry sectors and can be incorporated into many of the center's sector-specific use cases.
News
In the news
March 30, 2015 |
NCCoE director Donna Dodson, who also serves as associate director and chief cyber security advisor of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, was named one of Washington, DC’s top 50 women in tech by FedScoop, a government technology news website.
In FedScoop’s profile of Dodson, she discusses her approach to leadership at the center and shares how the NCCoE “is trying ‘to actualize those standards and practices and develop blueprints’ that industry and agencies can put to work.”
Blog
March 26, 2015
On the Department of Commerce’s blog, NCCoE director Donna Dodson, who also serves as associate director and chief cyber security advisor of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shares her history and experiences at NIST.
In the news
March 15, 2015 |
Last week, Timothy McBride, director of operations at the NCCoE, was recognized by FCW in the Federal 100, a list of government, industry and academic leaders who have played pivotal roles in how the federal government acquires, develops and manages information technology.
The NCCoE is supported by a federally funded research and development center, a budget-conscious way to quickly respond to the cybersecurity needs of industry.
Announcements
February 16, 2015
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology invites vendors of technologies for situtational awareness to address cybersecurity challenges in the electric power sector in collaboration with the NCCoE.The NCCoE published a notice in the February 2, 2015 issue of the Federal Register that describes the process for companies to request a template for a letter of interest, which outlines their proposed contributions.
Announcements
February 04, 2015
NextLabs is the most recent company to become a National Cybersecurity Excellence Partner. NextLabs is the 22nd information technology firm to join with the NCCoE.
Along with the NCCoE's other core partners, NextLabs will contribute hardware, software and expertise to the center's work to accelerate the adoption of secure technologies.
In the news
January 17, 2015 |
Wounded service members are learning new ways to protect the nation through the intricacies of cybersecurity training.
Announcements
January 06, 2015
To accommodate the many organizations that would like to prepare comments on the recently posted use case, “Wireless Medical Infusion Pumps,” the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is extending the comment period through February 20, 2015. Access the draft use case here. We look forward to your comments.
In the news
December 27, 2014 |
"Allina is one of several local health care players that has been working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) since the spring to develop a type of technical analysis known as a 'use case' for wireless pumps."
Announcements
December 21, 2014
The NCCoE’s Identity and Access Management use case for the energy sector is now in the build phase. The focus of this project is to help energy company security personnel control physical and logical access to their resources, authenticate with certainty the individuals and systems that have access rights, and enforce access control policies effectively across resources.
In the Lab