Making the Case for Security: An Application of the NIST Security Assessment Framework to GWU

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Presentations and Seminars
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Guy Jones Marianne Swanson Dave Swartz Krizi Trivisani
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Presentation(s): Mid-Atlantic Regional Conferences
ParentTopics:
Cybersecurity Policy

Abstract

President Bush's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace suggests the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Security Assessment Framework as a possible standard for all institutions of higher education. The George Washington University (GWU) has used this approach to assess, plan, and implement a security program. In this presentation, we will review the results of using this framework.

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