Collaborate Disseminate
Recently NIST finally releases the DRAFT of SP800-53R5. 800-53 is entitled Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations and is the set of controls used in FISMA, the mandated set of infosec controls used in fede… Continue reading NIST releases DRAFT SP800-53R5
I had previously posted about some of Intel’s efforts to get involved in the IoT and Maker communities with their own products such as the Edison, Galileo, Curie, and more.At the recent DefCon conference I was chatting with the guy behind HackerBo… Continue reading Sad news- Intel drops Edison, Galileo, Joule, Curie
I’ve previously posted on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) and the recent work to update it to v1.1. I had attended the recent workshop held at NIST headquarters following the released of the Draft v1.1 and comments. And I’ve bee… Continue reading News on NIST CSF v1.1
While I was at the NIST CSF Workshop, something I learned about is the work being done by the Better Business Bureau on Cybersecurity, especially for small businesses. This under the tagline of CYBER$3CUR1TY.Tho to be accurate, this is coming fro… Continue reading Better Business Bureau’s work on Cybersecurity (CYBER$3CUR1TY)
Hopefully most people have heard of the new NY State regulations on cybersecurity, usually referred to as the NYDFS regs, or “23 NYCRR 500” or the like.These went into effect on March 1, 2017 and you can read the regs HERE. Its just 15 pages.Now,… Continue reading A look at the NYDFS requirements for Cybersecurity
In June of 2015 the FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) released the first version of their Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT). The FFIEC, for those not aware, is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform pr… Continue reading FFIEC CAT v1.1
In May 2017, NIST hosted another Cybersecurity Workshop. This 2 day workshop was held as part of their process to update the Cybersecurity Framework. This process actually started a year ago when NIST had a request for comments on how the f… Continue reading NIST Cybersecurity Workshop 2017
In May 2017, NIST hosted another Cybersecurity Workshop. This 2 day workshop was held as part of their process to update the Cybersecurity Framework. This process actually started a year ago when NIST had a request for comments on how the f… Continue reading NIST Cybersecurity Workshop 2017
A new, interesting board aimed at helping kids get into programming is the BBC micro:bit.They have setup a Foundation to support this device, and they have a lot of information on their website.You can purchase them from several sources. In the U… Continue reading BBC Micro:Bit
The weekend of May 20-21 2017, HackMiamiCon5 was held in Miami Beach at the Deauville Resort. I’ve been to all 5 conferences and have spoken at the last 4. Yeah, on Sunday I spoke on Cyber Resilience.Overall, this was a good conference. &nb… Continue reading HackMiamiCon5 Report