National Cybersecurity FFRDC

Not to be confused with the National Institute of Standards and Technology's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence or the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Center.

The National Cybersecurity FFRDC (NCF) is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) operated by MITRE Corporation.[1] It supports the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). NCF is the first and, as of March 2017, only federally funded research and development center dedicated solely to cybersecurity.[2] The NCF is located at 9700 Great Seneca Hwy in Rockville, Maryland.

The NCF's mission is to increase the cybersecurity of the business community by providing practical guidance, increasing the adoption rate of more secure technologies, and accelerating innovation. It supports the Department of Commerce's goal of protecting the economy.[2]

NCF also fosters public-private collaborations to identify and solve cybersecurity threats.[1] Through NIST's Work for Others Program, non-profits, and federal, state and local agencies can access the cybersecurity technologies and talent available at the NCF.[3]

  1. ^ a b "National Cybersecurity FFRDC: Who We Are". www.mitre.org. The MITRE Corporation. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. ^ a b Hernandez, Paul (2014-09-24). "NIST Awards Contract to MITRE to Support Cybersecurity Center of Excellence". U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ^ "Work for Others". U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2017-03-02.