Accurate and Interpretable Classification of Microspectroscopy Pixels Using Artificial Neural Networks
This paper addresses the problem of classifying materials from microspectroscopical images at each pixel. The challenges lie in identifying discriminatory spectral features and obtaining accurate and interpretable models relating spectra and class labels
An Introduction to Privacy Engineering and Risk Management in Federal Information Systems
This document provides an introduction to the concepts of privacy engineering and risk management for federal information systems. These concepts establish the basis for a common vocabulary to facilitate better understanding and communication of privacy
The Emergence of DANE Trusted Email for Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management is critically dependent on trusted email with authentication systems that work on a global scale. Solutions to date have not adequately addressed the issues of email forgery, confidentiality, and sender authenticity. The IETF DANE
For IoT to be broadly adopted, it is important to apply the concept to many applications at scale in our everyday life. Using these advanced technologies, our communities and cities can be more intelligent, secure, and resilient. The Hardware and
Threat Modeling for Cloud Data Center Infrastructures
Cloud computing has undergone rapid expansion throughout the last decade. Many companies and organizations have made the transition from traditional data centers to the cloud due to its flexibility and lower cost. However, traditional data centers are
SHA-3 Derived Functions: cSHAKE, KMAC, TupleHash and ParallelHash
This Recommendation specifies four types of SHA-3-derived functions: cSHAKE, KMAC, TupleHash, and ParallelHash, each defined for a 128- and 256-bit security strength. cSHAKE is a customizable variant of the SHAKE function, as defined in FIPS 202. KMAC (for
In light of an increasing number of cybersecurity events, organizations can improve resilience by ensuring that their risk management processes include comprehensive recovery planning. Identifying and prioritizing organization resources helps to guide
Rethinking Security through Systems Security Engineering
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST SP 800-160: Systems Security Engineering: Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems. The publication addresses the engineering-driven
Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations
[Superseded by SP 800-171 Rev. 1 (December 2016, updated 11/28/2017): https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171r1 ] The protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) resident in nonfederal systems and organizations is of paramount importance to
Memory and Motor Processes of Password Entry Error
Passwords are tightly interwoven with the digital fabric of our current society. Unfortunately, passwords that provide better security generally tend to be more complex, both in length and composition. Complex passwords are problematic both cognitively and
General Methods for Access Control Policy Verification
Access control systems are among the most critical of computer security components. Faulty policies, misconfigurations, or flaws in software implementations can result in serious vulnerabilities. To formally and precisely capture the security properties
Measurements and Scoring Procedures for Footwear Impression Comparisons
A software system under development at NIST, called SHOECALC, will be described. It is designed to help both researchers and footwear examiners in the assessment of metrics or scoring procedures that provide objective characterizations of correspondences
Towards Cross-Layer Design of Communication Network for Smart Grid with Real-Time Pricing
The efficiency of the emerging smart power grid infrastructure critically depends on the ability of the communication network to deliver real-time energy prices to the consumers. This papers contribution is twofold. First, it derives the relevant Quality
Interoperability Test for IEEE C37.118 Standard-based Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs)
Abstract Phasor measurement units (PMUs) provide real-time synchrophasor data and good situational awareness of power grid, and could be used to take corrective actions to maintain grid reliability. Thousands of PMUs deployed in the North American power
Event model to facilitate data sharing among services
Development of smart city services is presently hindered because the data is too heterogeneous, despite the increasing availability of data in open data initiatives. We determined metadata fields and semantics for our proposed model after a survey of other
Towards Systemic Risk Aware Engineering of Large-Scale Networks: Complex Systems Perspective
This paper proposes a framework for systemic risk aware engineering of large-scale networks. Economics drives two major evolutionary trends in networked system design/operation: (a) towards the boundary of the system capacity/operational region, where all
The My Data initiatives are part of the Administration's efforts to empower Americans with secure access to their own personal data, and to increase citizens' access to private-sector data-based applications and services. With its focus on personal data
Do We Trust Image Measurements? Variability, Accuracy and Traceability of Image Features
The paper addresses the problem of traceability and variability of image features used in a plethora of image-based scientific studies. Image features are extracted using software packages that vary in terms of programming languages, theoretical formulas
A Secure Multicast Group Management and Key Distribution in IEEE 802.21
Controlling a large number of devices such as sensors and smart end points, is always a challenge where scalability and security are indispensa-ble. This is even more critical when it comes to configuration updates to a large number of such devices when
Distributed Control and Communications for Grid Systems
A major problem of the grid system is identifying the source of abnormal behaviors. It is particularly important to identify the areas in which the grid system suffers from power deficiencies due to fault or voltage instability. Phasor Measurement Units