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Agenda Released for Upcoming Cyber-Physical Systems Meeting

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber-Physical Systems Public Working Group (CPS PWG) is holding a two-day workshop on April 7-8, 2015. The meeting will be held at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and is intended to review the Draft CPS Framework released by the CPS PWG earlier this month. The meeting will provide an opportunity for a review of the...

Director McRaith Outlines FIO’s Cybersecurity Objectives

On March 17, Federal Insurance Office (FIO) Director Michael McRaith outlined FIO’s main cybersecurity objectives for the insurance industry at Networks Financial Institute’s 11th Annual Insurance Public Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.  Speaking to an audience that included insurance industry professionals and lobbyists, McRaith detailed the objectives as follows: Support the...

NIST Releases Draft Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems

The Cyber-Physical Systems Public Working Group (CPS PWG), an open public forum established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, recently released a preliminary discussion draft of its Framework for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS Framework). CPS relate to engineered systems involving the integration of cyber and physical components, such as medical devices, aerospace...

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

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,...

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