The Future of IoT Security Standards
When it comes to measuring the security level of a device, a checklist of security ‘low hanging fruit’ is a good place to start. But more is needed, says Mike Sheward...
NIST Releases Guidance on Supply Chain Security
The National Institutes of Science and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory recently released guidance entitled “Software Supply Chain Security Guidance,” in response to directives set forth in President Biden’s Executive Order...
NIST Releases Request for Information to Improve Cybersecurity Framework and Supply Chain Risk Management
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks to gather information to help evaluate and improve cybersecurity resources for the cybersecurity framework...
Episode 231: Solving the US’s Endemic Cybersecurity Worker Shortage
Rodney Petersen, the director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) talks about the massive shortage of information security workers at the United States - estimated at more than 400,000...
NIST Publishes Tools to Help Protect Data from State-Sponsored Hackers
The National Institutes of Science and Technology (NIST) continues to offer timely and relevant information for companies to consider when addressing cyber-risks in an ever-changing landscape. On February 2, 2021, NIST...
New Federal Law Alert: The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 – IoT Security for Federal Government-Owned Devices
There is a new federal IoT law, H.R. 1668, the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, that recently passed the House and Senate and was signed by the President on December...
Responding to Cyber-Attacks in the Utility and Energy Sectors
To assist utilities with assessing and responding to cyber risks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently issued a report on best practices...