NIST Missions and Impacts on US Industry, Economy, and Citizens - Lecture

Explore the missions and impacts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on U.S. industry, economy, and citizens in this 40-minute conference talk by James St. Pierre and Matthew Scholl. Gain insights into NIST's evolution from addressing measurement infrastructure challenges to supporting cutting-edge technologies. Learn about current programs, projects, and research activities conducted by this premier scientific institution within the U.S. government. Discover NIST's role in areas such as cybersecurity, smart grid development, and security testing. Understand the importance of interaction faults, server and database fault distribution, and network security. Examine the use of covering arrays, algorithms, and simulation tools in NIST's work. Hear from expert speakers, including Rick Kuhn, a computer scientist specializing in information security, and James St. Pierre, Deputy Director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory.

Intro
Mission Statement
Security
Delivery mechanisms
Cybersecurity education
Congressional mandates
Smart grid
Security testing
Lockheed Martin study
Rockwell Collins study
Interaction faults
Server fault distribution
Database fault distribution
Network security fault distribution
Summary
Interaction rule
How many tests
Covering array
Algorithm
Simulation
Tools
Output
Users
Human readable
Contact information