The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board is set to host a two-day, open meeting in Washington, DC, according to the Federal Register. Two main topics to be discussed are President Barack Obama’s Executive Order 13636 on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and potential incentives that should be adopted for improved cybersecurity practices. The report also features an agenda for the meetings, which includes updates on legislative proposals pertaining to information security and privacy, a discussion on cryptography and an update on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
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