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NIST To Include Supply Chain Risk Management In Future Cyber Framework Discussions

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

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NIST To Include Supply Chain Risk Management In Future Cyber Framework Discussions

Supply chain risk management is one of a number of areas requiring additional improvement and collaboration within a new framework aimed at helping critical infrastructure owners and operators better protect their assets from cyber attacks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) says in a roadmap that accompanies the Cybersecurity Framework. Organizations have been focused on internal risks but external risks are also a problem, NIST said in its Roadmap for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. “Supply chain risk is…

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