The moment security-minded professionals had long been waiting for arrived this summer as the National Institute of Standards and Technology finalized three quantum-resistant algorithms and signaled ...

The first draft standards for quantum-resistant public key cryptography based on algorithms chosen by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) are now available for public comment.

NIST is seeking a biometric sensor suite to support virtual reality research into how first responders interact with emerging ...

Top-secret documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden confirm that the NSA introduced weaknesses into computer security standards adopted by the National Institute ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today released its Federal Information Process Standards for post-quantum cryptography, a new set of standards that ...

The EFF and a long list of civil and privacy groups have sent a letter to NIST, emphasizing the need for the agency to create “a process for establishing secure and resilient encryption standards, ...

The plan is meant to help federal leaders roll out standards that reduce the potential risks of AI without stifling innovation. Federal standards for artificial intelligence must be strict enough to ...

An August memo from the White House represents another missed opportunity for transformational change in cybersecurity. The memo from the interim director of the office of management and budget was ...

A vacuum chamber is never perfectly empty. A small number of atoms or molecules always remain, and measuring the tiny pressures they exert is critical. For instance, semiconductor manufacturers create ...

Although quantum computing is not yet widespread, current encryption methods pose a significant risk of cyberattacks, the agency said. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology this week ...