NIST cyber framework manager Barrett resigns to join cybersecurity services firm

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Matthew Barrett, who led the first update of the landmark cybersecurity framework last year, has left NIST to join a private-sector cybersecurity services firm as its chief operating officer.

“We are excited to welcome Matt Barrett as our Chief Operating Officer,” said Joseph Drissel, founder and CEO of Baltimore, MD-based Cyber Engineering Services in a Feb. 25 press release. “Over our 9-year history, we have built unique Managed Detect & Respond (MDR) and...