NIST Releases Cybersecurity Guide for Solopreneurs
Original title: Self-Employed? Solopreneur? NIST Has a Cybersecurity Guide Just for You
The guide targets solopreneurs and provides actionable cybersecurity steps based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
NIST has released Small Business Cybersecurity: Non-Employer Firms, a guide tailored for solopreneurs. It introduces cybersecurity fundamentals and offers actionable best practices from the CSF 2.0. The publication assumes no prior cybersecurity knowledge and includes worksheets, tools and use cases to help busy solo business owners.
- More than 28 million U.S. small businesses are solopreneurs
- The guide updates NISTIR 7621 and draws from CSF 2.0
- It provides context and definitions for the lay reader
- Includes use cases for a lawyer, an artisan and a business consultant
- Offers worksheets for asset inventory and action tracking
- Vendors
- NIST
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- United States
From the original article
3 min read at nist.gov
If you work for yourself, as millions of Americans do, protecting your business from cyberattack is one of many responsibilities that falls entirely on your shoulders. Don’t feel daunted: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has just released a guide with your needs — and busy life — in mind.
By tomrod · nist.gov
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