NIST Will Do Gap Analysis Before Creating Software Standards for Executive Order (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
email May 26, 2021
The Government Accountability Office told lawmakers enforcement, through expanded reporting, of agencies’ supply chain security activity is “the thing that has to happen.”
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will first take stock of work they’ve already done and may not ultimately develop new standards to meet its obligations under an executive order issued in May responding to a string of major breaches into federal and critical infrastructure networks.
“Our preliminary look at fulfilling the requirements within the executive order will be to identify existing guidance or even specifics within existing guidance that we can call out and consolidate for use by the agencies,” said Matthew Scholl, chief of the Computer Security Division at NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory. “We want
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SASKATOON New coronavirus cases found at two Saskatoon schools are being investigated as variants of concern. On Thursday, Saskatchewan Health Authority officials informed Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools of two potential variant cases, according to a media release from the division. One case was found in an individual at École St. Matthew School, another identified in an individual at Bishop James Mahoney High School, according to the division. Risk of exposure is low for anyone not considered a close contact, the division said. The affected classes and cohorts will switch to online learning.
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Cybersecurity measures and policies are ubiquitous in the design, development, delivery, and operation of components supporting American space activities.
Join us on May 5 for a Department of Commerce (DOC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly hosted symposium to learn about the latest cyber threats to space infrastructure, existing space cybersecurity policies, and industry cybersecurity experience and mitigation strategies. Information will be tailored to emerging companies, however all companies are welcome to participate.
This will be the first in an ongoing series of events to connect commercial space companies of all sizes with the Departments regarding cybersecurity measures and policies.