NIST adds new data formats for foundational CMMC publications

By Sara Friedman / April 15, 2022 at 10:45 AM
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has added two new data formats intended to improve the usability of four publications that are foundational to the Pentagon’s cyber certification program. The publications focus on the protection of controlled unclassified information. NIST Special Publication 800-171 is the basis for level two of the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. NIST Special Publication 800-171A provides assessment procedures to operationalize the publication. NIST Special Publication 800-172 builds on both documents by adding in...

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