The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking input on a trio of draft guidance published in the past week. Two of the drafts address ransomware attacks, and the third addresses protecting against cyber-attacks in the supply chain.

On Jan. 27, NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released Special Publication 1800-25, which addresses “Identifying and Protecting Assets Against Ransomware and Other Destructive Events,” and Special Publication 1800-26, which addresses “Detecting and Responding to Ransomware and Other Destructive Events.”

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