Monday 7 December 2015

Industry wary of power grab by feds on cybersecurity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a new initiative designed to energize industry-led efforts on cybersecurity amid concerns that federal and state regulators are increasingly eager to put their stamp on the issue.

NIST, the highly esteemed agency headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is releasing a “request for information” about next steps for its framework of cybersecurity standards. It would be a voluntary, industry-driven tool that has been at the heart of the Obama administration’s cyberstrategy since Congress failed to advance a more regulatory approach in 2012. For the full article click here 



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