Transforming Your Security Posture with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
PwC’s Energy practice will present a webcast to discuss security concerns involving the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework on August 13, 2014 at 1 pm CDT.
It has been widely published that SCADA, process control systems and critical infrastructure of United States is being specifically targeted by highly skilled, motivated, disciplined and in some cases state-sponsored adversaries at an unprecedented rate with unpredictable motives. PwC reports on its website.
To better address these and other risks, President Barack Obama published an Executive Order calling for NIST to develop what is now the Cybersecurity Framework to assist organizations in applying the principles and best practices of risk management, and provide a methodology to measure current and target state maturity levels.
“Join PwC on August 13 at 1pm CDT for a discussion of how you can leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to objectively assess your current as well as target security states provided the recent Havex malware attacks on the energy sector in order to drive communication with business leadership to convey strengths, weaknesses, and strategic goals,” PwC says. “Learn how to identify development areas and build the business case for security posture transformation with real-world examples employing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.”
