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Recognizing that the national and economic security of the United States depends on the reliable functioning of critical infrastructure

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Cybersecurity Framework Workshop on May 16-17, 2017 at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Space is limited; early registration is encouraged.

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Submitted comments on proposed Cybersecurity Framework updates that were due April 10, 2017.

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Video and downloadable presentations are now available: Cybersecurity Framework overview and proposed updates.The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program hosted a cybersecurity workshop to explain and use the Cybersecurity Excellence Builder on April 2, 2017 at the annual Quest for Excellence conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Cybersecurity professionals talk about what the Cybersecurity Framework means to their organizations. The Framework, which was created through collaboration between industry and government, consists of standards, guidelines, and practices to promote the protection of critical infrastructure. The prioritized, flexible, repeatable, and cost-effective approach of the Framework helps owners and operators of critical infrastructure to manage cybersecurity-related risk.

Above, you can also view a brief animated video, which features additional cybersecurity professionals talking about what the framework means to their organizations. These experts from Intel, Microsoft, Telos, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Restaurant Association worked with NIST, other agencies and industry and academia to develop the framework. Like the framework itself, the video is not only for those in the trenches of cybersecurity, but also those in the C-suite, who make funding and business decisions that affect cybersecurity.

 

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