NIST advisory board seeks details on steps to help agencies meet cyber EO requirements

Members of NIST’s advisory board for security and privacy are expressing concern over the “magnitude of effort” for agencies to comply with the milestones in a May cyber executive order and want details on how agencies and their vendors should prioritize the implementation of EO requirements.

The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board received briefings from federal officials on various components of the EO at three public meetings last year. During their December meeting, the board worked on a letter...