ITL Publishes Guidance on Preventing and Handling Malware Incidents

Lennon, Elizabeth

ITL Bulletin

ITL Publishes Guidance on Preventing and Handling Malware Incidents

Documentation Topics

Date Published: September 2013

Author(s)

Elizabeth Lennon (NIST)

Abstract

This ITL Bulletin summarizes a new ITL publication, NIST Special Publication 800- 83 Revision 1, Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling for Desktops and Laptops,which gives receommendations for organizations to improve their malware incident prevention procedures.

Keywords

computer security; incident prevention; incident response capability; malicious code; malware

Control Families

Access Control; Audit and Accountability; Configuration Management; Contingency Planning; Incident Response; Risk Assessment; System and Services Acquisition; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity

Documentation

Publication:
September 2013 ITL Bulletin (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
08/22/13: ITL Bulletin (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

incident response, maintenance, threats, vulnerability management