{"id":208869,"date":"2025-09-11T09:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalcybersecuritysociety.org\/?p=208869"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:30:28","slug":"ctw-19-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalcybersecuritysociety.org\/?p=208869","title":{"rendered":"CTW #19 \u2014 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: May 28, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

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Our new bulletin Cyber Threat Watch<\/em><\/strong> has been created to help small businesses stay up to date on the latest threats, news, and events affecting their business. The content has been curated to make cybersecurity easy and accessible for both technical and nontechnical readers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/a><\/span> (NIST) released the Second Public Draft of SP 800-63-4 Digital Identity Guidelines<\/a><\/span> to help organizations better protect digital accounts. The public comment period closed in October 2024, with the final version expected this year.<\/p>\n

For professional services firms, this update reflects a shift in how businesses can safeguard client accounts and sensitive data with a simpler, more effective approach. With World Password Day<\/a><\/span> on May 1 this year, it is a timely opportunity to learn about evolving password practices.<\/p>\n

What Are the NIST Digital Identity Guidelines?<\/h3>\n

The NIST guidelines are federally developed standards for managing digital identities. Originally designed for government use, they are widely adopted in the private sector, particularly by the organizations handling regulated or confidential data.<\/p>\n

SP 800-63-4 is the upcoming major revision that covers all three parts below, based on public feedback, research, and evolving technologies.<\/p>\n