APPENDIX E

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NIST 800 Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) material in this appendix is taken from the NIST Computer Security Division Computer Security Resource Center web site. I have included it as a convenient compliance resource since it is referred to in Chapter 8 and other places throughout the book.

The set of guidelines published by NIST is highly regarded. Although it is less frequently cited for compliance than it is for regulatory standards, it is always a good source of security suggestions.

The NIST web page for IT security includes the Special Publications (SP) 800 series. I have selected those articles ...

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