Guidance Aims to Ease Access Control
Improving information sharing while maintaining control over accessto that information is a primary goal of new guidance coming from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST has issued a draft of NIST Special Publication 800-162: Guide to Attribute Based Access Control Definition and Consideration. Attribute-based access control, or ABAC, is a logical access control methodology where [...]
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Cyberspace is woven into the fabric of our daily lives. According to recent estimates, this global network of networks encompasses more than two billion people with at least 12 billion computers and devices, including global positioning systems, mobile phones, satellites, data routers, ordinary desktop computers, and industrial control computers that run power plants, water systems, and more. [...]
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Top administration officials told Congress that industry, not the federal government, will take the lead in establishing IT security best practices for critical infrastructure operators called for in a presidential executive order.
Read More →Strengthening Cybersecurity for the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure
Critical infrastructure is the backbone of our country’s national and economic security. It includes everything from power plants, chemical facilities and cyber networks, to bridges and highways, stadiums and shopping malls, as well as the federal buildings where millions of Americans work and visit each day.
Read More →Obama Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order
President Obama has signed the long-awaited executive order directing the U.S. federal government to share cyberthreat information with critical infrastructure owners. The order also requires the government to work with business to develop IT security best practices that infrastructure owners could voluntarily adopt. Read more @ www.govinfosecurity.com
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