NIST's 'Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference': A user's guide to the three-day cyber summit

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's “Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference” begins Wednesday in Baltimore, and federal and industry officials say it will feature the rollout of several new cyber guidance documents and reports, and is organized in a way meant to cater to attendees' specific interests.

The conference serves as an updated and expanded version of past NIST framework of cybersecurity standards workshops, and “upwards of 700” attendees are expected to attend the three-day event at the Renaissance Baltimore...