The Week Ahead: NIST advisory board meeting; lawmakers discuss ransomware, CMMC and more

NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board meets this week to hear from government leaders on several aspects of President Biden’s May cyber executive order, while hearings on Capitol Hill feature discussions on ransomware and the Pentagon’s cyber certification program.

Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber Anne Neuberger speaks at the ISPAB meeting on Wednesday to provide an overview of the EO. Her presentation will be followed by an update on NIST’s efforts to fulfill requirements in the EO...