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NIST Awards Small Grants To Three Firms For Trusted Identities Pilots

Friday, September 25th, 2015

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Sept. 21 awarded grants to three companies to conduct pilot projects under a trusted identities program aimed at making online transactions more secure while bolstering privacy.Under the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), NIST awarded Galois, Inc. a $1.9 million grant, MorphoTrust USA—part of France’s Safran Group--$1 million, and HealthIDx, $813,922. So far, NIST has awarded 18 grants under NSTIC since its launch in 2011.iStock Cyber LockGalois, based in…

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