This article highlights NIST’s 50 years of contributions to cybersecurity, including the development of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which is still widely used for securing data in various applications. NIST has also played a key role in creating guidelines for access control, tracking software and hardware vulnerabilities, and developing resources for supply chain risk management. These efforts have helped organizations across the globe improve their cybersecurity practices.
NIST continues to work on post-quantum encryption to prepare for future threats from quantum computing. Their work has expanded the reach of cybersecurity standards to all sectors of the economy. The article encourages readers to explore NIST’s online timeline to learn more about their long history of cybersecurity advancements.
Keywords: post-quantum encryption, cybersecurity, encryption standard
