TENAFLY, N.J. – The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released the long-anticipated Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security.

The framework, released on February 12th, provides critical infrastructure operators with a broad blueprint of how to defend IT and industrial control systems networks that handle sensitive and critical tasks for a broad range of industries, including energy, water, and financial services industries.

The 41-page document represents months of collaboration between industry and government and is the result of Executive Order 13636, signed a year ago.

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