Goals of NIST

The goals of NIST are threefold.

To provide a comprehensive and flexible catalogue of controls for current and future protection based on changing technology and threats

To develop a foundation for assessing techniques and processes for determining control effectiveness

To improve communication across organizations via a common lexicon for discussion of risk management concepts.

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