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  • Tech Firms Urge NIST to Include Vulnerability Disclosure Processes in Cybersecurity Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tech Firms Urge NIST to Include Vulnerability Disclosure Processes in Cybersecurity Framework

    A coalition of security companies and advocacy groups has called on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to incorporate best practices on digital vulnerability disclosures into the agency’s updated Cybersecurity Framework, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Joseph Marks writes the consortium urged NIST to add a section on procedures to receive, review and respond to vulnerability reports. NIST sought public feedback on version […] More

  • CompTIA Standard Aims to Help IT Firms Establish Cybersecurity Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CompTIA Standard Aims to Help IT Firms Establish Cybersecurity Program

    Information technology trade group CompTIA has established a new cybersecurity standard with the goal to help IT companies prepare for breach incidents. CompTIA said Monday its Channel Standard for Cybersecurity is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and suggests threat identification, protection, detection, response and recovery strategies. “Adherence to these industry standards and best practices […] More

  • Tenable Network Security Unveils Cybersecurity Framework Dashboards for Public, Private Sectors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tenable Network Security Unveils Cybersecurity Framework Dashboards for Public, Private Sectors

    Tenable Network Security has debuted a new set of cybersecurity framework dashboards for commercial and government organizations to manage their cyber postures and secure information technology networks. SecurityCenter Continuous View works to help organizations assess their security controls against the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Tenable Network Security said Monday. “Customers can put NIST recommendations […] More

  • Ari Schwartz: New Industry Coalition to Push for Cybersecurity Policies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ari Schwartz: New Industry Coalition to Push for Cybersecurity Policies

    Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, Arbor Networks and Rapid7 have formed a coalition to educate and influence policymakers on cybersecurity issues. The Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law said Thursday it aims to represent industry in policymaking venues and help the government identify strategies to spur development of information technology security tools and methods. “The members of this coalition are dedicated to building […] More

  • Dell Survey: 82% of Federal Agencies Use NIST Cyber Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell Survey: 82% of Federal Agencies Use NIST Cyber Framework

    A new Dell survey has found that 82 percent of federal information technology personnel say their agencies use the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity in efforts to improve security of computer networks. The NIST cybersecurity framework aims to help agencies “identify, detect, protect, respond and recover from cyber threats,” Paul Christman, […] More