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  • in Healthcare IT, News

    NIST Invites Tech Vendors for Wireless Medical Device Cyberscurity Demo

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking for industry partners to help create and demonstrate a standards-based reference technology design for the protection of wireless medical infusion pumps against cyber threats. NIST said Thursday its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence seeks modules for an end-to-end sample platform intended to help healthcare organizations and clinicians avoid unauthorized access and unintended […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    NIST Asks for Public Feedback on Agency’s Online Privacy Protection Initiative

    The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has introduced a cybersecurity project that aims to identify methods to integrate commercial privacy protection technology and brokered identity management service offerings. NIST said Thursday many organizations now allow customers to manage their online accounts through the use of third-party credentials and the agency believes the approach could drive user tracking […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    NIST Cyber Center Wants Industry Aid for IT Access Control Projects

    The Maryland-based National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is searching for industry sources to develop a cybersecurity system intended to help control access to information technology assets. Contractors would design three projects around access control, personal identity verification credentials and mobile devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said Friday. One project is focused on the […] More

  • in Healthcare IT, News

    NIST’s NCCoE Seeks Comments on Draft Guide for EHR Mobile Device Security

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence is seeking public comment on its draft guide for securing medical and patient information on mobile devices. NIST said Thursday the “Securing Electronic Records on Mobile Devices” document is the first in a series of publications providing guidance on the use of open source, standards-based or commercially available […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, News

    UMD System to Help MITRE Run Cyber R&D Support Hub; Alfred Grasso Comments

    MITRE will team up with the University System of Maryland to operate a federally-funded research-and-development center in Rockville, Maryland that will carry out R&D, engineering and technical services in the cybersecurity field. UMD campuses in College Park and Baltimore County will help MITRE work with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in an effort to help promote public-private partnerships, MITRE said Friday. The […] More