It instructs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) to work with the relevant government agencies and industry bodies to draw up standards and practices to combat cyber threats.

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Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, speaking at a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) event last May, said security, data portability and interoperability are key to the future success of cloud computing.

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For example, there are 189 ISO standards for information security, our National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST) has produced a full set of world-class materials on information security, and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association ( ISACA) has developed its best practices, the Control Objectives for Information Technology ( CobiT).

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