From: Federal News Radio | Five Minute Read
By Jamie Hynds
Earlier this year, the White House issued an Executive Order designed to strengthen cybersecurity efforts within federal agencies. The EO requires agencies to adhere to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, popularly known as “the framework.”
Henceforth, agencies are expected to follow a five-step process:
- Identify
- Protect
- Detect
- Respond
- Recover
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