NIST details takeaways from December cybersecurity labeling workshop

Stakeholder questions over NIST’s risk-based approach to cybersecurity labeling and how to address new vulnerabilities were among the issues raised at a December workshop held by the agency to provide updates on labeling work and seek feedback on key deliverables, according to a new blog posting.

“On May 12, 2021 the White House released an Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity which, among other things, tasked NIST to develop cybersecurity criteria and labeling approaches for consumer software...