How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 11:14
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company`s confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their clients, such as social security numbers or health or financial records. To help managers safeguard valuable information most efficiently, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are applying security metrics to computer network pathways to assign a probable risk of attack to guide IT managers in securing their networks.