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THE CENTER
A COLLABORATIVE HOME FOR
PRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY
The National Cybersecurity Center
of Excellence (NCCoE) provides
businesses with real-world cybersecurity
solutions—based on commercially
available technologies. The center
brings together experts from industry,
government and academia to
demonstrate integrated cybersecurity
that is cost-effective, repeatable
and scalable. Hosted by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), the center fosters collaboration
with industry to identify and solve today’s
most pressing cybersecurity challenges.
GET INVOLVED
Interested in forging a strategic collaboration between the
NCCoE and your business, government agency or academic
institution? Our team interacts with those who want to
mobilize industries to adopt cybersecurity capabilities built
on commercially available technologies.
LEARN MORE
Visit nccoe.nist.gov
CONTACT US
Email: nccoe@nist.gov
Telephone: (240) 314-6800
VISIT US
Arrange a visit to our state-of-the-art facility in the heart
of Maryland’s technology corridor.
National
National
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Center
Center of
of
Excellence
Excellence
9600
9600
Gudelsky
Gudelsky
Drive
Drive
Rockville,
Rockville,
MD
MD
20850
20850
February 2013
NATIONAL
CYBERSECURITY
CENTER OF
EXCELLENCE
Accelerating the
deployment and use of
secure technologies

ACCELERATING THE DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF SECURE TECHNOLOGIES
OUR STRATEGY: DRIVEN BY THE
PRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY NEEDS OF
AMERICAN BUSINESSES
VISION
ADVANCE CYBERSECURITY
A secure cyber infrastructure that
inspires technological innovation and
fosters economic growth.
MISSION
ACCELERATE ADOPTION OF
SECURE TECHNOLOGIES
Collaborate with innovators to provide
real-world cybersecurity capabilities
that address business needs.
GOALS
PROVIDE PRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY
• Help people secure their data and
digital infrastructure by equipping
them with practical ways to implement
cost-effective, repeatable and scalable
cybersecurity solutions.
INCREASE RATE OF ADOPTION
• Enable companies to rapidly adopt
commercially available cybersecurity
technologies by reducing their total
cost of ownership.
ACCELERATE EFFECTIVE INNOVATION
• Empower innovators to creatively
address businesses’ most pressing
cybersecurity challenges in a state-
of-the-art, collaborative environment.
OUR COMMITMENT: ADVANCE CYBERSECURITY
THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF APPLIED
TECHNOLOGIES
ACCELERATED RESULTS
The NCCoE is motivated by results.
Established in 2012 through a
partnership between NIST, the
State of Maryland and Montgomery
County, the NCCoE is dedicated to
furthering innovation through the rapid
identification, integration and adoption
of practical cybersecurity solutions.
NIST SPONSORSHIP
The NCCoE is part of the NIST
Information Technology Laboratory
and operates in close collaboration
with the Computer Security Division.
As a part of the NIST family, the center
has access to a foundation of prodigious
expertise, resources, relationships
and experience. NIST is a recognized
thought leader in:
» Cryptography
» Identity management
» Key management
» Risk management
» Secure networking
» Secure virtualization
» Security automation
» Security for cloud and mobility
» Software assurance
» Trusted roots of hardware
» Usability and security
» Vulnerability management
OUR APPROACH: EXPEDITE THE PROCESS
OF SECURING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S
INFRASTRUCTURE
BUSINESS MODEL
The NCCoE integrates commercially
available technologies to build
practical cybersecurity solutions that
can be rapidly applied to the real
challenges that businesses face each
day. The NCCoE has a straightforward,
four-step process:
1. Define the problem statement and
frame it as a project.
2. Assemble a team of members of
industry, government and academia.
3. Build practical solutions—based
on commercially available
technology—that are usable,
repeatable and secure.
4. Facilitate rapid, widespread deployment
and use of these solutions.
BENEFITS
The NCCoE can help you:
» Advance your organization’s
adoption of practical cybersecurity
solutions that are usable, repeatable
and secure.
» Access integrated cybersecurity
solutions that match your industry’s
specific business needs.
» Rely on cybersecurity solutions that
are built on commercially available
technologies.
» Increase your organization’s ability to
innovate by bridging technology gaps.
» Work with cyber innovators in a
trusted, state-of-the-art, collaborative
environment.
» Deepen your organization’s
understanding of cybersecurity
capabilities, relevant costs, and
integration and adoption methods.
» Broaden your organization’s
awareness of cybersecurity
technologies and standards.