Robert Frost And Cybersecurity - Two Roads Diverging

Like Frost's nameless traveler in "The Road Not Taken," our Government finds itself confronted with two diverging roads in the cybersecurity realm. The first offers moderation, deliberation, and evolution. The second, speed. Frost expressed regret that he could travel but one road. Armed with taxpayer dollars, our Government is not so constrained and, devoid of regret, proceeds down both in parallel.

Road No. 1

Progress continued throughout the summer in the Government's effort to build a strong and agile cybersecurity framework. In late August, in response to the White House's February order, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") released its Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework intended to further the ongoing government/industry crosstalk about the guidelines and best practices to help government organizations better secure and manage the risks facing their IT systems. Following meetings this month in Dallas, NIST