NIST

What is Cybersecurity Risk?

According to NIST SP 800-60 volume 1 revision 1, Cybersecurity risks relate to the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information, data, or information (or control) systems and reflect the potential adverse impacts on organizational operations (i.e., mission, functions, image, or reputation) and assets, individuals, other organizations, and the Nation. Cybersecurity risk is the probability of exposure, […]

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NIST Incident Response Life Cycle

The NIST 800-61 revision 2 standard provides guidelines for incident handling, especially for analyzing incident-related data, and determining the appropriate response to each incident. The guidelines can be followed independently of particular hardware platforms, operating systems, protocols, or applications. Organizations that need to implement the NIST Incident Response Life Cycle, must first establish a computer

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What is Vulnerability Management?

According to NIST, vulnerability management is a security practice that is designed to proactively prevent the exploitation of IT vulnerabilities that exist within an organization. The expected result is to reduce the time and money spent dealing with vulnerabilities and the exploitation of those vulnerabilities. Vulnerability management is generally defined as the process of identifying,

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