Just when you think you’ve caught up with all the curveballs the world can throw, along comes another one, doesn’t it? So, what slipped under my radar last week, you ask? Well, it was something quite vital in the grand scheme of cybersecurity – a new guide of sorts, conjured up by the brilliant minds over at NIST!
Now, just to clear it up for the uninitiated, NIST isn’t the latest indie band gracing the Glastonbury stage. Rather, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is an agency sat comfortably across the pond in the States, catering to the delicate matters of science and tech standards. Now, while their work doesn’t often make the front page of The Times, their recent move has certainly been causing quite a stir in the cybersecurity world.
Their stroke of genius this time around? They’ve churned out a “quick-start guide” aimed at companies wading through the muddy waters of cyber supply chain risk management. Consider it a sort of ‘cybersecurity for beginners’, but a tad more complex. This quick manual of sorts is meant to make the intricate web of supply chain risks a bit easier to untangle, particularly in the vein of NIST’s Special Publication 800-161.
You see, this particular publication has been around for a while, but it has undergone quite the transformation in 2022. Rumour has it, the higher-ups across the pond – those in the Biden presidency and the sort – had a direct hand in the revamping process. The revised publication now zeroes in on supply chain cybersecurity risks, in compliance with the administration’s latest cybersecurity executive order. They’re quite serious about these cyber threats, it appears.
Blimey, that was a lot of techno-jargon thrown around, wasn’t it? Simply put, this guide could be a decisive game-changer for companies struggling with managing cyber risks in their supply chain. In a world where cyber threats are ever-evolving and often as sneaky as a fox with the last cream biscuit, this user-friendly guide might be a rather handy playbook to have around the office, wouldn’t you say?
While flipping through its pages, you may find the guide is precisely what you need to navigate the unpredictable terrain of cybersecurity. You’ll now have a roadmap to guide you through due diligence tasks, and – who knows – you might even find yourself a bit ahead of curveballs coming your way!
So, there you have it! If you’re in the healthcare sector, or any other industry for that matter, and cybersecurity has caused more than a few raised eyebrows in the boardroom, this new guide might be worth a squiz. After all, the world of cybersecurity isn’t getting any simpler, is it?
And who knows, maybe this latest NIST guide might just make your life a wee bit less complicated and a tad more secure in this digital age. Because let’s face it, when it comes to cybersecurity, we could all do with a few less curveballs, don’t you reckon?
by Parker Bytes
