Prepare for Future Threats With Quantum Safe Cryptography
Quantum computing offers revolutionary opportunities, but also poses a grave threat to current cryptographic systems. Here is how organizations can protect themselves from quantum risks.
Posts Tagged: NIST
Time to Start Fighting Quantum Threats
Someday, quantum computers will be powerful and reliable enough to render traditional encryption obsolete. But agencies can move forward with mitigation strategies today.
5 Things to Know About Quantum Computing
A quantum expert at the National Institute of Standards and Technology offers thoughts on where quantum computing is today and what impacts it will have.
Turning Cyber Policy Into Practice
Executive orders, frameworks, and acts of Congress tell agencies what their cybersecurity goals should be, but generally leave implementation details to other entities. The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), a component of the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), fills that need — developing actionable, standards-based guidance that helps agencies turn… Read more »
Tips for Securing Elections, From Experts Who Know
Much of good election security is also just good cybersecurity. Lessons learned in recent years point the way to best practices for government at all levels.
Trustworthy AI for the Future of Fingerprints, Biometrics
GovLoop interviewed Elham Tabassi, Chief of Staff for the Information Technology Lab (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
NIST Is on a Mission to Disseminate Open Data Practices
Furthering NIST’s mission, Robert Hanisch travels around the world to bring data management to the heart of science and advocate for the use of open data.
NIST’s Ron Ross Talks Security, Avoiding Pitfalls in the Digital Age
To learn more about the best approaches to enterprise risk management (ERM), we turned to the foremost source on government standards for security: NIST.
NIST Expert Talks Benefits, Challenges of Identity and Access Management
A Senior Policy Adviser at NIST’s Trusted Identities Group shared government trends and what identity and access management means for everyday employees.
The Government’s New Approach to a Storied Research Tradition
The PIF program is also a chance for the government to educate the private sector and public about the importance of federal research, which has spawned watershed technologies.