We recently sent several representatives to attend the fifth annual Cybersecurity Framework Workshop hosted by NIST (The National Institute for Standards and Technology) in Raleigh, North Carolina. The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate a discussion between government, critical infrastructure and industry professionals on the voluntary cyber security framework that NIST is developing as directed by Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.
Hundreds of attendees participated in the lively discussions about what should constitute the framework and how it should be implemented. For companies such as OPSWAT that provide security solutions to protect critical infrastructures, one of the largest benefits to having NIST come up with an established framework is that it allows for a common framework to be applied across many industries.
This industry-standard framework streamlines the process of securing the nation’s critical infrastructure against cyber-attacks. Frameworks like these suggest a more flexible regulation approach from the industry, which ensures that an organization’s cyber security policy should be determined based on their security needs.
We found the discussions at the workshop to be very informative and we had many valuable conversations with other attendees on how they protect their security infrastructure. As a leader in the field of multi-scanning and malware detection, OPSWAT is committed to improving the cyber security of all areas of critical infrastructure. By sharing what we have learned from working with many of our existing customers we hope to make a valuable impact to the framework under development.
