NIST and Computer Security

Citation
William Edward Burr, Hildegard Ferraiolo & David Anthony Waltermire, NIST and Computer Security (Apr. 4, 2014) (full-text).

Overview
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's highly visible work in four key areas &mdash; cryptographic standards, role-based access control, identification card standards, and security automation &mdash; has and continues to shape computer and information security at both national and global levels. This article is part of a special issue on NIST contributions to IT.