[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25775-25776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11511]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Open Meeting of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) 
will meet Wednesday, June 28, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Thursday, June, 29, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time, and Friday, June 30, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. All sessions will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 9:00 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 9:00 
a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, and Friday, June 30, 2017 from 9:00 
a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Constitution Hall, American 
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Scholl, Information Technology 
Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8930, telephone: (301) 975-2941, Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the 
Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet 
Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, 
Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time, 
and Friday, June 30, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 
All sessions will be open to the public. The ISPAB is authorized by 15 
U.S.C. 278g-4, as amended, and advises the

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) on information security and privacy issues pertaining to 
Federal government information systems, including thorough review of 
proposed standards and guidelines developed by NIST. Details regarding 
the ISPAB's activities are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/index.html.
    The agenda is expected to include the following items:

--Deliberations and recommendations by the board,
--Presentation and discussion on next generation identity management 
technologies,
--Discussion on capabilities of virtualization to enhance 
cybersecurity,
--Threat brief presentation on activities of advanced persistent 
threats,
--Presentation by National Security Staff on administration 
cybersecurity priorities,
--OMB presentation on current and planned policy for cybersecurity and 
discussion,
--Presentation on how to prevent Distributed Denial of Service Attacks 
and discussion,
--Discussion of the NIST national vulnerability database reference 
materials,
--Panel discussion/presentation on National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Internet of Things Cybersecurity Program,
--Discussion on Ransomware Threat Activity, and
--Updates on NIST Information Technology Laboratory.

    Note that agenda items may change without notice. The final agenda 
will be posted on the Web site indicated above. Seating will be 
available for the public and media. Pre-registration is not required to 
attend this meeting.
    Public Participation: The ISPAB agenda will include a period of 
time, not to exceed thirty minutes, for oral comments from the public 
(Wednesday, June 29, 2017, between 4:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.). Speakers 
will be selected on a first-come, first served basis. Each speaker will 
be limited to five minutes. Questions from the public will not be 
considered during this period. Members of the public who are interested 
in speaking are requested to contact Matthew Scholl at the contact 
information indicated in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice.
    Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who 
had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and 
those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written 
statements. In addition, written statements are invited and may be 
submitted to the ISPAB at any time. All written statements should be 
directed to the ISPAB Secretariat, Information Technology Laboratory, 
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-11511 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am]
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