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Subject: [ISN] NIST Updates Computer Security Guides
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2012-07-31 8:42:59
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1207310342420.29646 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/240004585
By Patience Wait
InformationWeek
July 30, 2012
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released updated
guidance on how federal agencies and businesses can deal with network
attacks and malware.
The advice comes in the form of two publications that have been revised
to reflect the latest in security best practices: NIST's Guide to
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems and Guide to Malware Incident
Prevention and Handling for Desktop and Laptops. The agency is seeking
public comments on the draft publications before releasing them in final
form.
This is the first revision to the intrusion detection and prevention
system (IDPS) guide since its original release in February 2007. The
most substantive changes are in the areas of mobile devices and wireless
networking, including the emergence of the 802.11n wireless standard.
"Wireless technology is used so much more than it used to be, and there
are many more wireless threats now," said Karen Scarfone, a guest
researcher at NIST and co-author of the revised Guide to Intrusion
Detection and Prevention Systems.
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