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NIST Releases Second Draft of Revised Cybersecurity Framework

The ever-smartening supply chain presents increasing cybersecurity risks to companies, and the importance of internal assessments has never been greater.  Accordingly, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second draft of Version 1.1 of the “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” for public comment. NIST provides valuable...

NIST Announces Smart Grid Advisory Committee Meeting

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that its Smart Grid Advisory Committee will meet July 13-14 at the NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The meeting will provide an update on the NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program activities, and an opportunity to discuss the resiliency and reliability of the electric gird. Written comments may...

NIST Releases Draft Guidance on Cybersecurity Event Recovery

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released draft guidance that outlines practices for responding to and recovering from cyberattacks. The goal of this publication, according to NIST, is to offer “tactical and strategic guidance regarding the planning, playbook developing, testing, and improvement of recovery planning.” Public comments are being accepted...

NIST Releases Framework of Standards for Cyber-Physical Systems

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a preliminary version of a framework for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). This framework was created with the goal of establishing a foundation from which CPS can be developed, designed, and built to work seamlessly with other smart systems. The framework was developed over a two-year period by a public-private working...

NIST Issues Streamline Guidance for Public Comment

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has issued a revised version of its guidance for sharing cyber-threat intelligence. The goal of this guidance is to help improve cybersecurity operations and risk management activities through information sharing practices.  NIST has removed elements not related to the core elements of the guidance, such as a discussion on...

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