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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: What's New at NIST on IOT Security?

October 20, 2020

Barbara Cuthill

Here’s a one-question multiple-choice test: What's new at NIST on Internet of Things (IoT) security? (a) SP 800-213: IOT Device Cybersecurity Guidance for the Federal Government: An Approach for

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing Internet-Connected Devices in Healthcare

October 19, 2020

Nakia Grayson

The healthcare industry is increasingly relying upon internet-connected devices and solutions to improve patient care, organizational efficiency, speed of crisis response, and much more. The emergence

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing Devices at Home and Work

October 13, 2020

Julie Haney

2020 saw a major disruption in the way many people work, learn, and socialize online. Our homes are more connected than ever. Our businesses are more connected than ever. With more people now working

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: If You Connect IT, Protect IT.

October 5, 2020

Danielle Santos

The first blog highlighting NIST resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month is from NIST’s Danielle Santos, a program manager for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, or NICE. As the

Selecting Security and Privacy Controls: Choosing the Right Approach

October 1, 2020

Ron Ross, Victoria Yan Pillitteri and Naomi Lefkovitz

Recently, NIST published a significant update to its flagship security and privacy controls catalog, Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5 . This update created a set of next generation controls to