Nowadays, all kinds of companies are expanding their horizons and pushing their boundaries beyond what can be done in a physical office space. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on businesses across the world, mobility and flexibility have been strategic priorities. Now, our new normal has made most businesses at least partially remote.
Category: NIST 800-171 / DFARS
Stay informed on NIST 800-171 compliance. Access expert guides, requirements, and updates to help your organization protect CUI and meet federal security standards.
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NERC vs. NIST: Choosing the Right Infrastructure Cybersecurity Framework
Cybersecurity implementation can be a long and complicated process if your organization hasn’t been built with security as a part of its design. This is why different committees, interest groups, governments, and cybersecurity professionals come together to develop robust cybersecurity frameworks and regulations.
Depending on the industry that your organization is part of, these frameworks and regulations may be known to you as CIS CSC, NIST, ENISA, ISO 27001 ect. With so many frameworks it is hard to know which is best suited to your organization’s needs. Although all frameworks have their merit, some pertain to either specific industries or requirements.
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Implementing a Zero Trust Network Security Strategy
There’s been a paradigm shift over the past decade and a half in the world of cybersecurity. Whereas older models and systems prioritized perimeter defense, the definition of “perimeter” itself has changed over time. Today, businesses are increasingly mobile and remote, utilizing cloud servers to extend the workforce far outside the office or headquarters.
These changes are all the more necessary in our current environment of pandemic response. Our mandated practices of social distancing and work from home (WFH) have created an environment in which every company is rethinking its perimeters in real time. These challenging times call for new practices, and zero trust framework is the future of cybersecurity.
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What is the Relationship Between FISMA and NIST?
Attentiveness and thoroughness can spell the difference between booming and bankruptcy in today’s ever-changing digital business landscape. With global e-retail sales projected to hit 47 percent this year, the need to have an optimization strategy, clear customer experience, and a practical plan for operational execution becomes more apparent to stay competitive.
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How to Become DFARS Compliant
Years ago, governments defended themselves through espionage and military engagement. Today, there are still plenty of both. However, the form they’ve taken has changed drastically. Physical spies have given way to higher levels of digital reconnaissance. To defend against these threats, the U.S government created the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in 2017.
Without getting too deep into how DFARS functions as an organization, and what countries need to be aware of DFARS compliance, here we’ll cover go through a complete step by step breakdown of how to become DFARS compliant.
Naturally, a government mandate tasked with protecting sensitive information is going to be extremely comprehensive and (at times) exhausting. The NIST SP 800-171 is essentially all the inputs, outputs, regulations and requirements for any businesses looking to complete their DFARS compliant statement.
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What You Need to Know About NIST Password Guidelines
Almost every online interaction, whether it be a financial transaction, company login, or a simple email conversation, requires the use of a password. With data breaches becoming more common and prolific, passwords have evolved into complex strings of characters that are difficult to remember. Ironically, this conundrum has resulted in stores selling password books for recording all the numerous credentials individuals use on a daily basis; however, this defeats the very purpose of passwords. Consequently, the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) began researching past data breaches and experimenting with various password structures to identify better authentication practices. Besides providing NIST definitions for cloud computing, the NIST has also now provided guidelines to create safer passwords. Do you know how to create a safe and effective password for your profiles? Learn about NIST password guidelines and NIST compliance by reading on.
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How to Improve Your Security With NIST
Business owners should know the answer to the question, how prepared is your business to face cyber threats? However, most do not. The National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) cybersecurity framework is one of the most recognized structures for improving sensitive data security against todays cyber threats from all devices. Meant to be a voluntary framework for taking security measures to identify and minimize cybersecurity risks, the NIST framework has been used in a wide variety of industries. In this article, well break down why the NIST framework was created, how it is structured, and how it helps to create a robust cybersecurity risk-management strategy. The NIST framework can be daunting at first, particularly for smaller organizations that may not be sure how to leverage the framework to create actionable insights into gaps in their cybersecurity. The information provided in this article should prove as a helpful starting place for organizations wishing to get a brief introduction to the NIST framework, as well as highlight some of the key advantages that adopting the NIST framework brings to organizations of any size.