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Cyber

NIST Opens Public Comments On Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework

Gally Articola

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comments on the preliminary version of its Cybersecurity Framework. The comment period will remain open until Dec. 13. The preliminary Framework, published last week, follows an initial draft released in August. NIST officials said they do not expect the final version to differ significantly from the preliminary. (Defense Daily, Oct. 23, 2013) The Framework is in response to February’s Executive Order 13636 on improving cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. The…

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