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​Where Is Your Security Framework

Today, the key word in cybersecurity has become ‘framework’. On February 12, 2013, the President issued an Executive Order [EO 13636 – Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity] which directed NIST to develop and issue a voluntary, risk-based Cybersecurity Framework that would provide organizations with industry standards and best practices to help manage cyber risks. While the focus of this effort is on critical infrastructure; given the vulnerability of all organizations…