Recent NIST guidance includes how to apply foundational NIST cybersecurity documents to a physical access control system (PACS). Q: Our CISO just informed me that NIST has classified physical access ...

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, ...

The Security Technology Alliance has released new guidance concerning the implementation of PIV credentials for physical access control. It comes in the form of a complementary guide to NIST Special ...

November 2025 has been a busy month for cybersecurity rules affecting government contractors. The long-awaited Cybersecurity Maturity ...

Most people don’t think much about opening doors: insert key, turn knob and walk in. If your workplace issues ID badges there may be a bit more thought that goes into it as you tap the badge on a ...

In May, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued updated recommendations for security controls for controlled unclassified information (CUI) that is processed, stored or ...

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 ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is revising segments of its security controls, part of a larger patch release aimed ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Architect of the Capitol IT team needs to ensure that it has complete oversight over who is accessing its data centers. This is the advice and directive of a recently published audit by the ...