Two large defense groups are urging NIST to consider how to align its four-part publication series on controlled unclassified information to other frameworks, while also suggesting potential changes related to the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. NIST is in the early stages of updating its Special Publication 800-171 series that offers a roadmap for how industry should protect sensitive federal data on their private networks. It is widely used across the federal government and is particularly important to level...
