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NIST security controls update addresses privacy, mobile, cloud
A draft update (.pdf) to the principal catalog of security controls used by federal agencies for the first time couples privacy controls with security controls, introduces mobile-specific controls,...
Spotlight: Wave of NIST cybersecurity guidance on the way
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a slew of guidance coming down the pike for agencies. The first, a new risk assessment guideline should be ready in September 2011, said Ron
Spotlight: FedRAMP will be ready by November
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP , will launch before November, according to Fred Whiteside, project manager for the National Institute of Science and Technology's
NIST preps guidance for mitigating insider threats
While much of the cybersecurity conversation within the federal government centers around preventing infiltration and corruption from external, malicious sources, panelists speaking July 20 at the
Spotlight: FedRAMP delivery date fuzzy
The launch date for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP , is still unclear. While speaking July 20 at the FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., Ron Ross, project leader of
Privacy controls to be included in NIST cybersecurity guidance
Privacy controls will become an explicit part of agency cybersecurity guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology with the addition later this year of a new appendix to NIST
Ross: Agencies should better manage cybersecurity risk
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will recommend that agencies better manage cybersecurity priorities through an enterprisewide strategy, said Ron Ross, a NIST computer scientist.
NIST promotes common cybersecurity controls
Agency cybersecurity controls should be commonly assessed and monitored within entire agencies to the greatest extent possible, states revised guidance from the National Institute of Standards and
Ross: Defense only goes so far, real cybersecurity is agile
Security breaches are inevitable and no agency can be fully secure in its networks, said Ron Ross, senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards
NIST works on new cybersecurity rules
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working on updating governmentwide guidelines to protect computer security networks, and it's about time. It's been four years since federal
