From: Federal Times
By SEAN REILLY
Almost a year after President Obama issued an executive order aimed at bolstering protections against computer hacking attacks, a key juncture comes next month when the government releases a framework for reducing the risks of cyber threats.
“I think it’s very highly anticipated,” said Scott Montgomery, vice president and chief technology officer for the public sector at McAfee, an information security firm. If the final framework is seen as a way for people to “make their organizations better, without spending a ton of money,” Montgomery said, “I think it will be widely utilized, well received.”
The job of developing the framework rests with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a branch of the Commerce Department. A preliminary version of the plan released in October attracted more than 200 comments from businesses, federal agencies and others. The final version is scheduled for publication Feb. 13. While there will be some changes to the draft, they will not be significant, NIST spokeswoman Jennifer Huergo said.
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