Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician and HIT Pro Certifications

NIST Special Publications 800 Standards for Cybersecurity

Organizations such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an entire family of guidelines on cybersecurity (the NIST 800 family) covering standards including access control, audit and accountability, awareness and training, certification and accreditation, and security assessments to planning, risk assessment, and system and information integrity.²² Many in the private sector may think of NIST standards and guidelines as concerned with government systems; however, more and more security professionals are realizing that these guidelines are applicable not only to federal systems but to any information systems and can be tailored to fit the needs of any ...