NIST is rethinking its role in analyzing software vulnerabilities

As the agency’s vulnerability database buckles under a flood of submissions, it’s planning to shift some responsibilities to other parties.
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NIST's Vuln Database Downshifts, Prompting Questions About Its Future

Since 2005, the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has been posting details about the hundreds of daily common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) discovered by security researchers from around ...
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NIST’s vulnerability database logjam is still growing despite attempts to clear it

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Despite goals set last year by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to process a backlog of unanalyzed cybersecurity ...
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NIST taps Analygence to help fix vulnerability database backlog

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The National Institute of Standards and Technology awarded Maryland cybersecurity firm Analygence with a $865,657 task order to help the ...
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Backlogs at National Vulnerability Database prompt action from NIST and CISA

A crisis at the key US service for ranking vulnerabilities has been fueled by short resources and an explosion of security flaws as the volume of software production increases. Backlogs at the US ...
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Generative AI Poses Unique Risks to Data Security, NIST Warns

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has opened a new front in the battle to keep confidential information secure. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a ...
CSOonline

NIST is finally getting help with the National Vulnerability Database backlog

Maryland-based security firm Analygence has landed the job of helping the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reduce mounting backlog of entries in the US National Vulnerability ...