The National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, is a government agency (non-regulatory) that develops metrics, standards, and technologies that aim to drive innovation and the economic competitiveness of organizations in the science and technology industry based in the U.S. NIST is tasked to create guidelines in order to help federal agencies meet the requirements set forth by the Federal Information Security Management Act, or FISMA. The institute is also responsible for helping agencies protect the information and information systems they have through cost-efficient programs.”]
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