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Many of NIST's cybersecurity and privacy publications are posted as drafts for public comment. Comment periods are still open for the following publications. Select the publication title to access downloads, related content, and instructions for submitting comments. Your thoughtful reviews and comments are greatly appreciated and help us to improve our standards and guidance.

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This guide, Data Classification Practices, demonstrates how organizations can discover, identify, and label unstructured data using data classification practices. Performing Data Classification Practices allows an organization to know its data and apply technologies that minimize the risk of...

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is interested in launching a project to demonstrate how identity standards and best practices can be applied to software agents, with a focus on agentic AI applications. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology brings great opportunities to...