Revision of NIST 800-53 Tackles IoT Security and Privacy

The Internet of Things (IoT) is having an enormous impact on the operations of organizations and government, as well as ordinary citizens. The increasing interconnectivity of devices and the sheer number of devices that are in use by the man on the street and within the business environment means that IoT security and privacy questions are being asked by more and more organizations. To address these challenges, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just released a public draftfor Revision 5 of the latest NIST 800-53 Special Publication – ‘Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations’ that offers guidance on coping with the emerging challenges posed by IoT.

https://www.cpomagazine.com/2017/08/19/revision-nist-800-53-tackles-iot-security-privacy/