October 28, 2013

NIST released the draft of cybersecurity framework, which outlines how private companies can protect themselves against cyberattacks, and security breaches.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft of the cybersecurity framework for private companies and infrastructure networks as part of President Obama’s executive order.

The order has the primary goal to improve the network security of the US “critical infrastructure” and it assigns to the National Institute of Standards and Technology the responsibility of developing a framework of best practices for operators in critical sectors of the country (e.g. Industry, transportation, water and health). Read more...