NIST releases draft update to ransomware profile reflecting CSF 2.0 changes

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published an updated cyber risk management profile for mitigating ransomware threats, as part of its work to bring community resources into alignment with the latest version of the NIST cybersecurity framework.

“Ransomware can attack organizations of all sizes from any sector. You can use this publication to gauge your organization’s readiness to counter ransomware threats, mitigate potential consequences of a ransomware event, and to develop a ransomware countermeasure playbook,” NIST said in...