[securityaffairs] NIST removes Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm from Draft Guidance suggesting to abandon it

The NIST announced it will request final public comments before Dual_EC_DRBG generator is officially removed from NIST Special Publication 800-90A, Rev.1

[cio] How the NIST cybersecurity framework can help secure the enterprise

IDG News Service (New York Bureau) — A Now that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized the much-discussed cybersecurity framework, organizations can use it as the guideline for measuring how well their systems are secured.A

[cio] NIST Framework Released to Widespread Praise, But What Happens Next?

CSO — Following a solid year of intensive work, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released yesterday its "final" framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity as mandated under a February 2013 executive order by President Obama. The 41-page document closely tracks, with some notable changes, the preliminary framework released by NIST in November.

[infosecurity-magazine] NIST Issues Completed Cybersecurity Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the finished version of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. A year in the making, the framework provides a common language to address and manage cyber risk in a cost-effective way based on business needs, so that organizations, regulators and customers can better create, guide, assess or improve comprehensive cybersecurity programs.