The Best Things in Life Are Free…Well Almost
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards) has released a revised version of guidelines for developing metrics to ensure that US government agencies meet information technology security requirements. And it’s FREE.
What’s great about this publication is that it is just as valid in the commercial world. In reality, your government just wrote you an excellent book on how to address information security in your company. Security is not just about putting stuff in, it’s about measuring effectiveness as well.
Send me a note if you would like a copy of this manual. It’s a great resource.
Tags: best practices, nist
August 1st, 2008 at 8:47 am
[...] the NIST Manual from our July 23 posting is another good manual with good measurement [...]