2020 Update

Here we are in 2020, and there are many updates to go over.  I plan on further postings on several of these items, and need to get back into blogging here with more regularity.
Here are some of the new things that are out.
CCPA.  Privacy as a… Continue reading 2020 Update

What the NIST Privacy Framework Means for Password Policy

Now Is Time To Contribute Your Feedback on the NIST Privacy Framework The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently released the preliminary draft of the NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise R… Continue reading What the NIST Privacy Framework Means for Password Policy

Using NIST 800-30 To Implement The NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The National Institutes of Standard and Technology’s Risk Management Framework (RMF) is a foundational aspect to managing cybersecurity risk. When coupled with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the NIST RMF is a powerful tool for organ… Continue reading Using NIST 800-30 To Implement The NIST Cybersecurity Framework

What The NIST Privacy Framework Draft Means For Privacy and Cybersecurity

On Wednesday May 1, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released their latest draft version of the much anticipated NIST Privacy Framework. Following the same model that the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), NIST has been a… Continue reading What The NIST Privacy Framework Draft Means For Privacy and Cybersecurity

The NIST Privacy Framework Is More Needed Than Ever

In recent weeks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released their latest draft of the new privacy framework. The forthcoming privacy framework will join NIST’s wildly popular Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) as well as Risk Man… Continue reading The NIST Privacy Framework Is More Needed Than Ever

The Road To An Internet Of Things Security Framework

As we’ve seen before, one of the greatest cybersecurity threats facing both consumer- and enterprise-focused organizations is the rise of connected devices – the internet of things (IoT). IoT devices are the bridge we’ve been anticipat… Continue reading The Road To An Internet Of Things Security Framework

What To Expect From The NIST Privacy Framework

In September 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced their plan to develop a data privacy framework using the same process as their incredibly successful cybersecurity framework (CSF). Since then, NIST has hosted … Continue reading What To Expect From The NIST Privacy Framework

Will the NIST Privacy Framework Change How We Approach Privacy?

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework changed the way we think about security. Will NIST’s Privacy Framework have the same effect? Happy fifth anniversary to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. When it was issued in February 2014, the goal of the Cyber… Continue reading Will the NIST Privacy Framework Change How We Approach Privacy?