NIST releases final version of guide on ‘hardware-enabled security’ for cloud and edge computing

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized a guide on “hardware-enabled security techniques and technologies that can improve platform security and data protection for cloud data centers and edge computing.”

NISTIR 8320 was released Wednesday and is described as a foundational document in a series of NISTIRs related to cloud security that includes reports 8320A, 8320B, and 8320C.

The agency issued a first draft of NISTIR 8320 in May 2021, and a...