Activities

One of the major objectives and responsibilities of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board is to identify emerging managerial, technical, administrative, and physical safeguard issues relative to information security and privacy.

The focus of the Board's work for 2009 will be in the following areas:

• Privacy technology
• Essential Body of Knowledge
• Industry Security Officers Best Practices
• Trusted Internet Connection
• Federal Desktop Core Configuration
• Homeland Security Policy Directive 12
• IPv6
• Biometrics and ID management
• Security metrics
• Geospatial security and privacy issues
• FISMA reauthorization (and other legislative support)
• Information Systems Security Line of Business – (ISS LOB)
• National security community activities in areas relevant to civilian agency security (e.g., architectures)
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) security
• Health care IT
• Telecommuting Security
• Senior Management's Role in FISMA Review
• Use and Implementation of Federal IT Security Products
• Social Networking and Security
• The Einstein Program The role of chiefs (such as Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Security Officer)
• NIST’s outreach, research, and partnering approaches
• Cyber security leadership in the Executive Branch

These work plans will be pursued within the bounds of the ISPAB charter.

If you have any questions or need information please email MatthewScholl.