NIST

The NIST Risk Management Framework provides a comprehensive approach for managing network infrastructure and operations risks. Published by the United States government, it provides a structured methodology for identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and mitigating risks related to networking technologies and activities within an organization.    In this article, we understand what comprises the NIST risk management framework…

Ensuring adequate security of information systems is a fundamental management responsibility for every organization. Every organization that deals with financial, safety, privacy, or defense implements some form of access (authorization) control.  Although some systems grant complete access after successful authentication of the user, most systems nowadays require more sophisticated and complex control. In addition to…

The continuing menace of cyber threats has drawn critical attention to data privacy for all kinds of organizations, big and small. companies should ensure that their data and customers’ data are secure by acting before the occurrence of the problem. Here, privacy protection, which can withstand cyber attacks like the NIST privacy framework, comes forth…

NIST asserts significant influence on a number of standards. It provides a framework for security teams to identify, detect, and respond to threats. As a widely recognized security standard, it specifies guidelines for federal security systems. One of its most widely used publications is the 800 series, concerned with computer security.  In this article, we…