NIST’s Next Framework Focuses on Protecting Consumers’ Privacy

NextGov: The Commerce Department division that developed a 2014 cybersecurity framework for industry will begin work on a privacy framework to help companies protect the personal information of customers and employees.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, will be gathering public feedback for the effort beginning with an Oct. 16 public workshop in Austin, Texas, according to a news release.

That workshop will be held alongside an annual meeting of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, NIST said.

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