The federal government has produced a body of standards and guidelines—including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework—that can help the private sector as well as government agencies improve information security. Automation can help you take full advantage of these standards.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) now requires contractors holding sensitive government information on their IT systems to comply with federal cybersecurity guidelines spelled out in Special Publication 800-171 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by the end of 2017.
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