Tech group offers ways to harmonize cyber regulations through creating common taxonomy, standardizing clearing process

The Information Technology Industry Council proposes creating common taxonomy for federal cyber regulations as a way to harmonize requirements across different agencies, in response to a request for information from the Office of the National Cyber Director.

“To facilitate clear and consistent communications among stakeholders, we believe a common set of terms and definitions is needed when analyzing and describing relationships between standards and regulations. Definitions tend to be provided for each standard or regulation which complicates the harmonization process,”...