Sector-Specific Adaptation of Cybersecurity Framework Aiding Guidance, NIST Officials Say
National Institute of Standards and Technology officials said they're encouraged by sector-specific work that critical infrastructure industries are doing to adapt NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework. Adam Sedgewick, NIST senior information technology policy advisor, cited the communications sector’s work to adapt the…
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NIST framework via FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council Working Group 4 as an example of a market driver in moving framework use forward. Industry groups’ adaptation of the framework was a major topic at NIST’s framework workshop in late October (see 1410300050), something that NIST officials found “very informative” as they decide how to proceed on any future work on the framework, said Matthew Scholl, NIST acting chief-Computer Security Division.