Privacy framework offers defense against lawsuits, according to panelists at NIST workshop

ATLANTA. The privacy framework being developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology will provide companies with a legal defense against enforcement and other lawsuits triggered by an array of emerging regulatory requirements, according to panelists here Monday at NIST's workshop on drafting the privacy document.

“The answer is yes,” said Jeewon Kim Serrato, head of privacy and cybersecurity at the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, in response to a question about whether the upcoming NIST privacy framework will...