Comment Now: Draft Guidelines on Data Classification Practices
Data classification is a prerequisite for responsible AI data governance, but this US standard has no immediate Australian regulatory parallel.
Key points
- NIST NCCoE has released draft SP 1800-39 on data classification practices, open for comment until 30 March 2026.
- The publication frames data classification as foundational to secure AI model training, Zero Trust, and quantum-safe cryptography.
- Limited direct relevance to APS AI governance work; primarily a US data-security standard with peripheral AI framing.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor Agencies with active data classification or AI data-governance programs may want to note this publication as an international reference point, particularly its framing of classification as prerequisite to secure AI training.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"Comment Now: Draft Guidelines on Data Classification Practices"
Source: NIST Information Technology RSS
Published: 12 February 2026
URL: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/02/comment-now-draft-guidelines-data-classification-practices
NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has published draft Special Publication 1800-39, providing practical guidance on using commercially available tools to discover, identify, and label sensitive unstructured data across systems such as data lakes, file repositories, and email. The publication positions data classification as a foundational step enabling Zero Trust Architecture, quantum-safe cryptography, and secure AI model training. A public comment period is open until 30 March 2026. The guidance is US-focused and vendor-demonstration-based, with no direct mandate for Australian agencies.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Monitor] Agencies with active data classification or AI data-governance programs may want to note this publication as an international reference point, particularly its framing of classification as prerequisite to secure AI training.
Retrieved from SIMS, 18 July 2026.