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Workshop Summary Report for 'Cyber AI Profile' Hybrid Workshop

Published
August 3, 2026

Author(s)

Katerina Megas, Barbara Cuthill, Christina Sames, Julie Snyder

Abstract

This report summarizes the discussion at the January 2026 "Cyber AI Profile Workshop", which focused on the NIST IR 8596 Preliminary Draft of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Profile for Artificial Intelligence (Cyber AI Profile). The workshop gathered input across government, industry, and academia to provide guidance for managing cybersecurity risks associated with AI systems and for leveraging AI to enhance cybersecurity capabilities to inform the next draft of the NIST Cyber AI Profile. NIST also provided an update on its work to develop the Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Control Overlays for Securing AI Systems (COSAiS). The report highlights key themes raised during the discussions, including governance challenges, stability of the Profile over time, AI attack surfaces, the need for consistent AI taxonomy, ideas for specific risk-based guidance and resources to support usability (e.g., use cases), and AI-enabled cyber defense opportunities.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8607
Report Number
8607
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Keywords

Cybersecurity Framework, Risk Management, Artificial Intelligence, Control Overlays, Cybersecurity Controls

Citation

Megas, K. , Cuthill, B. , Sames, C. and Snyder, J. (2026), Workshop Summary Report for "Cyber AI Profile" Hybrid Workshop, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8607, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=962056 (Accessed August 4, 2026)
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