The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks public comments on its Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8074 “Report on Strategic U.S. Government Engagement in International Standardization to Achieve U.S. Objectives for Cybersecurity” linked below:

15-268 NIST IR 8074 August 2015 Draft – Comments Due September 24 2015

This report, which was drafted by the NSC Cyber Interagency Policy Committee’s International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group for the Administration, sets out proposed United States Government (USG) strategic objectives for pursuing the development and use of international standards for cybersecurity, and makes recommendations to achieve those objectives. Implementation of these recommendations — which cover interagency coordination, collaboration with the U.S. private sector and international partners, agency participation in international standards development, standards training and education, [Ed. emphasis added] use of international standards to achieve mission and policy objectives, and other issues – will enable the development and execution of a comprehensive United States cybersecurity standardization strategy.

Comments are due September 24, 2015.   You may comment directly to NIST using its public comment form:  http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsDrafts.html#NIST-IR-8074

This report will be on the agenda of the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee teleconference scheduled for September 22nd.

Issue: [15-268]

Contact: Mike Anthony, Jim Harvey, Bob Scapelliti

Category: Electrical, Telecommunications, Information & Communications Technology, Public Safety

Background links:

Coverage of Cybersecurity at the April 2015 ANSI Company Member Forum

Bringing Cyber Policy in Line with the New Economic and Technical Realities – Scott Borg