Information Technology Laboratory

Graphic with a shield and lock depicting cybersecurity

EO 14306: New NIST Cybersecurity Responsibilities

Privacy Framework wheel includes central Govern circle and four outer sections: Control, Communicate, Protect, Identify.

NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption

WELCOME TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) is one of NIST’s six research laboratories. ITL focuses on IT measurements, testing, and standards, and is a globally recognized and trusted source of high-quality, independent, and unbiased research and data. ITL’s mission, to cultivate trust in information technology (IT) and metrology, is accomplished using its world-class measurement and testing facilities and encompassing a wide range of areas of computer science, mathematics, statistics, and systems engineering.

This non-regulatory role, along with ITL’s deep technical expertise in all fields of information technology, helps increase trust in IT worldwide.

News and Updates

Areas vulnerable to cyberattack including a head office, a remote worker’s office, a coffee shop employees visit, and a distant data center are arranged in a circle around the words Zero Trust Architecture.

NIST Offers 19 Ways to Build Zero Trust Architectures

June 11, 2025

The examples use off-the-shelf commercial technologies, giving organizations valuable starting points.

NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines

April 14, 2025

Targeted changes to content and structure respond to stakeholder needs and make the document easier to use.

NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption

March 11, 2025

The new algorithm will serve as a backup for the general encryption needed to protect data from quantum computers developed in the future.

Events

NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar: Protecting Your Small Business from Phishing Risks

Thu, Aug 14 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

Phishing is one of the most common types of cyber crime. These scams use convincing emails or other messages, such as

ANSI/NIST-ITL Update Workshop

Mon, Aug 25 - Fri, Aug 29 2025

Join us virtually for a directed discussion of the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2025 standard update. We will review, discuss, and

Sixth PQC Standardization Conference

Wed, Sep 24 2025, 9:00am - Fri, Sep 26 2025, 4:30pm EDT

FULL CONFERENCE DETAILS NIST plans to hold the 6th PQC Standardization Conference from September 24-26, 2025 in

Information Technology Laboratory

WELCOME TO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

News and Updates

NIST Offers 19 Ways to Build Zero Trust Architectures

NIST Updates Privacy Framework, Tying It to Recent Cybersecurity Guidelines

NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption

Events

NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar: Protecting Your Small Business from Phishing Risks

ANSI/NIST-ITL Update Workshop

Sixth PQC Standardization Conference

Awards

Julia Sharp elected Vice President of the American Statistical Association

D. Richard Kuhn elected AAAS Fellow

Jeffrey Voas named as 2024 ACM Distinguished Member

Justyna Zwolak honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Contacts