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NIST awards grants to secure health sector from cyber threats

/ August 26, 2016

The National Institute of Standards and Technology on Thursday announced that six grants totaling $15 million dollars have been awarded to projects promoting more secure access to online services provided by states and healthcare providers.

Supporting the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, NIST offered grants to five projects focused on streamlining and securing online access to state and local government services and another to a pilot project through the Department of Health and Human Services  to “deliver trusted...


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