I guess thats the 95% of the worlds population then (non US
citizens). NIST docs while OK are so US Gov centric in their
language that they are of only a passing interest to the majority
of the world IMHO.

On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:55:55 +0100 ljknews <ljknews (at) mac (dot) com [email concealed]> wrote:
>At 7:46 AM -0600 11/14/06, Smith, Michael J. wrote:
>> I've read it in the draft form, it's a condensing of all the
>other NIST
>> governance special publications to date--not much that is new if

>you've
>> been "following along all these years". =)
>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: listbounce (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
>>> [mailto:listbounce (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]] On Behalf Of Mark Curphey
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:35 AM
>>> To: psrc (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]
>>> Subject: FW: [ISN] NIST provides security guide for managers
>>>
>>> An interesting news item.....
>
>>> NIST developed the handbook to help managers address the
>>> requirements of various security policies and laws, such as
>>> the Clinger-Cohen Act of
>>> 1996 and the Federal Information Security Management Act.
>>> NIST intends the guidelines to be generic, something agencies
>>> can tailor to their specific technical and business
>requirements.
>
>Thus it seems the audience is those who have not been following
>things
>"all these years".
>--
>Larry Kilgallen

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