Cybersecurity Framework

This post was written by Timothy J. Nagle.

NIST published the “Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework,” comprised of a Core, a Profile, and Information Tiers, in October.  Comments were due by December 13th, and many industries, sectors and organizations have provided input.  There is general industry support for the purpose, content, and collaborative development of the Framework,

This post was written by Timothy J. Nagle.

On Tuesday, the White House cybersecurity coordinator posted a blog on the White House website describing incentives that may be made available to private sector “owners and operators.” The blog reviews the purpose of the Executive Order (information sharing, privacy and adoption of cybersecurity practices) that was

This post was also written by Timothy J. Nagle.

“Electric Grid Vulnerability: Industry Responses Reveal Security Gaps,” by the staffs of U.S. Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry Waxman (D-Cal.), resulted from a survey of more than 100 utilities. The report and the contemporaneous House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on “Cyber Threats and