NIST readies foundational data security guidelines for another comment period

By Rick Weber / January 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is preparing to issue another round of draft revisions to foundational data security and privacy guidelines for public comment, a milestone for a document that has major implications for federal efforts, including at the Pentagon, to secure crucial systems and data from foreign adversaries. NIST Applied Cybersecurity Division Chief Kevin Stine said a draft update to Special Publication 800-53 will be issued for "another comment period very soon" during a Jan. 9 privacy...

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