On December 20, 2021, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its draft interagency report 8403 on “Blockchain for Access Control Systems”. As the report’s abstract states: ...

What NIST-led innovation is estimated to have saved U.S. industry $6.1 billion over the past 20 years? Well, probably several, but, perhaps surprisingly, a new economics study* points to the ...

Shekhar Jha, a security architect at Sena Systems, was talking with me about roles, and asked “What I am trying to understand is whether roles as we understand it today (i.e. NIST roles) is enough for ...

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After nearly a year in the making, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been convinced that minutia is an acceptable way to store fingerprint biometric data on smart cards. Amid ...

NIST has published a new guide designed to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risks associated with the use of USB ...

Last issue I talked about some recent updates to existing products. Today we look at another announcement: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has established the NIST Personal Identity ...

NIST’s news draft guidance, Special Publication 800-53B, Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations, provides important information on selecting both security and privacy control ...

BELLEVUE, Wash. - Saflink Corporation, a leading provider of solutions for secure access, identity assurance and productivity, today announced the opening of a PIV evaluation lab in its Reston, ...