NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Overview

US federal agency under the Department of Commerce. Develops technology, metrics, and standards. Creator of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) widely adopted globally.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1901-03-03

  • Headquarters: Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

  • Status: Federal government agency

  • Founded in 1901 as National Bureau of Standards

  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 1.0 (2014) and CSF 2.0 (2024)

  • CSF 2.0 adds Governance function to the original 5: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover

  • Widely adopted globally for critical infrastructure protection

  • NIST also develops cryptographic standards (FIPS 140, SP 800 series)

  • SP 800-53 provides security and privacy controls for federal systems

Products Mentioned in Wiki

  • technologies/security-frameworks/nist-csf.md
  • sp-800-53

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