Ron Ross - CyberEd

Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Ross specializes in information security, systems security engineering and risk management. He leads NIST's Federal Information Security Management Act Implementation Project, which includes the development of key security standards and guidelines for the federal government and critical information infrastructure. Ross also leads the Joint Task Force, an interagency partnership with the Department of Defense, Office of the Director National Intelligence, the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Committee on National Security Systems, with responsibility for developing the Unified Information Security Framework for the federal government and its contractors. In addition to his responsibilities at NIST, Ross supports the U.S. State Department in the international outreach program for information security and critical infrastructure protection. Ross has lectured at many universities across the country and has received numerous private sector cybersecurity awards.

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Protecting the Nation's Critical Assets: When Cyber Hygiene Is Not Enough

Ron Ross - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • •

As we push computers to "the edge," building an increasingly complex world of interconnected information systems and devices, security and privacy continue to dominate the national dialogue. The Defense Science Board in its 2017 report, Task Force on Cyber Defense, provides a sobering assessment of the current...

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Pushing Computers to the Edge: Next Generation Security and Privacy Controls for Cyber-Physical Systems and IoT Devices

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Ron Ross - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • •

As we push computers to "the edge," building an increasingly complex world of interconnected systems and devices, security and privacy continue to dominate the national conversation. The Defense Science Board in its 2017 report, Task Force on Cyber Defense, provides a sobering assessment of the current vulnerabilities...

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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Building Trustworthy Secure Systems

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Ron Ross - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • •

Taking an engineering approach to IT security is essential to defend against threats targeting the growing complexity, robustness and interconnectedness of today's information systems, as exemplified by cyber-physical systems and systems-of-systems (those composed of independent constituent systems), including the...

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Risk Management: How to Put Theory into Practice

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Ron Ross - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), John Streufert - DHS • •

NIST long ago articulated its Risk Management Framework, which aims to improve organizations' abilities to manage security risks posed by cyber threats, system vulnerabilities and evolving business requirements. But why do organizations still struggle to put theory into practice? Join this discussion featuring...

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Risk Management Framework: Learn from NIST

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Ron Ross - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • •

From heightened risks to increased regulations, senior leaders at all levels are pressured to improve their organizations' risk management capabilities. But no one is showing them how - until now. Learn the fundamentals of developing a risk management program from the man who wrote the book on the topic: Ron Ross,...

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