A security review of local government using NIST CSF: a case study

• Published in: The Journal of supercomputing Vol. 74; no. 10; pp. 5171 - 5186
• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Ahmed, Valli, Craig, McAteer, Ian, Chaudhry, Junaid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.10.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Compilers; Computer Science; Control systems; Cybersecurity; Interpreters; Local government; Processor Architectures; Programming Languages; Security programs; NIST cyber security framework; Local government; Cyber security; Risk assessment

Evaluating cyber security risk is a challenging task regardless of an organisation’s nature of business or size, however, an essential activity. This paper uses the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cyber security framework (CSF) to assess the cyber security posture of a local go...