Security Guidance
CategoryCyber Security Standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory agency of the US Department of Commerce that implements practical cyber-security and privacy through outreach and effective application of standards and best practices, often employed worldwide.
Cryptography and Cyber Security
Computer Security Resource Center
NIST Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC) provides access to cyber-security and information security related projects, publications, news and events, supporting many stakeholders in government, industry and academia internationally.
The institute develops and maintains an extensive collection of standards, guidelines, recommendations and research on the security and privacy of information and computing systems. This includes Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publications (SP), Interagency Reports (IR) and Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Bulletins.
ITL is comprised of two security units: Computer Security Division (CSD) — conducts the research and development necessary to protect information and computing systems, and Applied Cyber-security Division (ACD) — implements practical cyber-security and privacy through the effective application of standards and best practices.
Materials issued and maintained by NIST have become the source of guidance for crypto-technologies, security engineering, risk management and cyber-security controls.
