NIST Updates Computer Security Guides

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

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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