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SP 800-137

Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations

IR 7275 Rev. 4

Specification for the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) Version 1.2

High-Accuracy Photoreceiver Frequency Response Measurements at 1.55 um by Use of a Heterodyne Phase-Locked Loop

High-Accuracy Photoreceiver Frequency Response Measurements at 1.55 um by Use of a Heterodyne Phase-Locked Loop

We demonstrate a high-accuracy heterodyne measurement system for characterizing the magnitude of the frequency response of high-speed 1.55 µm photoreceivers from 2 MHz to greater than 50 GHz. At measurement frequencies below 2 GHz, we employ a phase-locked

The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing

The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with

Distributed Deployment Algorithms for Improved Coverage in Mobile Sensor Networks

Distributed Deployment Algorithms for Improved Coverage in Mobile Sensor Networks

In this paper, various sensor deployment strategies are studied for effective coverage in wireless sensor networks. In the proposed algorithms, each sensor discovers the coverage holes within its Voronoi polygons, and then moves in a proper direction to

SP 800-145

The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing

Managing the Configuration of Information Systems with a Focus on Security

Managing the Configuration of Information Systems with a Focus on Security

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-128, Guide to Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems. The publication was written by Arnold Johnson, Kelley Dempsey, and Ron Ross of NIST, and

ITL Bulletin

Managing the Configuration of Information Systems with a Focus on Security

Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) Suitability Analysis

Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) Suitability Analysis

This document analyzes the suitability of Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) to meet its purpose and to support the US Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Meaningful Use. It is part of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)

Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) Standards Action Plan

Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) Standards Action Plan

This document is the action plan to improve the suitability of Health Level Seven (HL7) Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2 – Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Release 1 for quality reporting. Lantana Consulting Group prepared this report

Developing an Informatics and Database Infrastructure for Proficiency Testing of Quantitative Imaging Algorithms

Developing an Informatics and Database Infrastructure for Proficiency Testing of Quantitative Imaging Algorithms

Evaluation of 2-Way Iraqi Arabic-English Speech Translation Systems Using Automated Metrics

Evaluation of 2-Way Iraqi Arabic-English Speech Translation Systems Using Automated Metrics

The Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) Spoken Language Communication and Translation System for Tactical Use (TRANSTAC) program faced many challenges in applying automated measures of translation quality to Iraqi Arabic-English speech translation

Trust Model for Security Automation Data 1.0 (TMSAD)

Trust Model for Security Automation Data 1.0 (TMSAD)

This report defines the Trust Model for Security Automation Data 1.0 (TMSAD), which permits users to establish integrity, authentication, and traceability for security automation data. Since security automation data is primarily stored and exchanged using

IR 7802

Trust Model for Security Automation Data 1.0 (TMSAD)

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Requirements and Conformance Test Assertions

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Requirements and Conformance Test Assertions

The current version of the ANSI/NIST-ITL standard "Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information" is specified in two parts. Part 1, ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2007, specifies the traditional format, and Part 2, ANSI/NIST-ITL 2

IR 7806

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Requirements and Conformance Test Assertions

Security Best Practices for the Electronic Transmission of Election Materials for UOCAVA Voters

Security Best Practices for the Electronic Transmission of Election Materials for UOCAVA Voters

This document outlines the basic process for the distribution of election material including registration material and blank ballots to UOCAVA voters. It describes the technologies that can be used to support the electronic dissemination of election

Information System Security Best Practices for UOCAVA-Supporting Systems

Information System Security Best Practices for UOCAVA-Supporting Systems

IT systems used to support UOCAVA voting face a variety of threats. If IT systems are not selected, configured and managed using security practices commensurate with the importance of the services they provide and the sensitivity of the data they handle, a

Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Action Plan

Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Action Plan

This document is the action plan to improve the suitability of ASTM Continuity of Care Record (CCR) to support the Department of Health and Human Services' Stage 1 Meaningful Use. Lantana Consulting Group prepared this report for the National Institute of

Continuity of Care Document (CCD) Suitability Analysis

Continuity of Care Document (CCD) Suitability Analysis

This document analyzes the suitability of the Health Level Seven (HL7) Continuity of Care Document (CCD) specification to support the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Meaningful Use. It is part of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT

CCR Suitability Analysis

CCR Suitability Analysis

This document analyzes the suitability of the ASTM Continuity of Care Record (CCR) specification to support the US Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Meaningful Use. It is part of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Standards Analysis

IR 7711

Security Best Practices for the Electronic Transmission of Election Materials for UOCAVA Voters

IR 7682

Information System Security Best Practices for UOCAVA-Supporting Systems

Interference Mitigation for Body Area Networks

Interference Mitigation for Body Area Networks

Due to ultra-low power communication, BAN is most likely a victim system. Interference from other BANs or other coexisting wireless communication systems may be significant. Power control is usually inefficient and may even cause more interference in an

An IEEE 1588 Performance Testing Dashboard for Power Industry Requirements

An IEEE 1588 Performance Testing Dashboard for Power Industry Requirements

The numerous time synchronization performance requirements in the Smart Grid entails the need for a set of common metrics and test methods to verify the ability of the network system and its components to meet the power industry's accuracy, reliability and

A Field Study of User Behavior and Perception in Smartcard Authentication

A Field Study of User Behavior and Perception in Smartcard Authentication

A field study of 24 participants over 10 weeks explored user behavior and perception in a smartcard authentication system. Ethnographic methods used to collect data included diaries, surveys, interviews, and field observations. We observed a number of

NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

The adoption of cloud computing into the Federal Government and its implementation depend upon a variety of technical and non-technical factors. A fundamental reference point, based on the NIST definition of Cloud Computing, is needed to describe an

Defining AFIS Latent Print "Lights-Out"

Defining AFIS Latent Print "Lights-Out"

The term "lights-out" for AFIS ten-print fingerprint operations has been around for many years and is generally understood to mean "no human intervention is involved." But is this term appropriate for AFIS latent print operations? This IR examines seven

Conference Paper

A Field Study of User Behavior and Perception in Smartcard Authentication

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