NIST Guidance Encourages Coordinated Incident Response
Posted on Dec 23, 2014 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NIST Guidance Encourages Coordinated Incident Response
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has proposed guidance on cyber threat information sharing. In its October 2014 draft, NIST seeks to leverage shared information to enhance cybersecurity through coordinated incident response. Specifically, NIST recommends that, to enhance its cybersecurity posture and ability to respond to a cyber incident, an organization...
NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Feedback
Posted on Dec 23, 2014 in Energy and Infrastructure | Comments Off on NIST Releases Cybersecurity Framework Feedback
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its analysis of the feedback received to date on its Cybersecurity Framework. The Framework, issued on February 12, 2014 under the President’s Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity , is a set of voluntary guidelines, developed through stakeholder processes based on existing standards,...
Federal Cybersecurity Legislation Signed into Law
Posted on Dec 23, 2014 in Government | Comments Off on Federal Cybersecurity Legislation Signed into Law
New cybersecurity legislation provides for cybersecurity information sharing and codifies the process for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to adopt a Cybersecurity Framework. The set of cybersecurity bills were signed into law on December 18, 2014. The National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a...
New NY Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Examination Process
Posted on Dec 14, 2014 in Financial Services | Comments Off on New NY Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Examination Process
On December 10, 2014, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky issued an industry guidance letter to all New York State chartered or licensed banking institutions announcing that DFS was expanding its examination procedures to increase its emphasis on cybersecurity and urging all institutions to make cybersecurity an “integral aspect of...
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