http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/04/web-cybersecurity-nist-bill.aspxBy Ben Bain
FCW.com
Nov 04, 2009
A bill that would expand the National Institute for Standards and
Technology's role in cybersecurity cleared a House subcommittee today.
NIST would be responsible for developing a plan to coordinate the
government's work with international organizations developing
cybersecurity standards under the bill approved by the House Science and
Technology Committee's Technology and Innovation Subcommittee.
The legislation would also have NIST work with agencies, industry and
academia to start a public awareness and education campaign on
cybersecurity risks, consequences and best practices.
The measure would also require NIST to support the development of
technical standards to improve interoperability among identity
management technologies and bolster authentication methods of identity
management systems. The program would also work to improve privacy
protection in identity management systems.
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