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TIA Submits Cybersecurity Framework Input to NIST

ARLINGTON, VA (December 13, 2013) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today submitted to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) input on the preliminary version of the Cybersecurity Framework being developed per Executive Order 13636, “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.”

In our submission, we urge NIST to:

• Clearly define the purpose and nature of the Framework;

• Ensure that the Framework is retains key characteristics towards maximizing flexibility in its use;

• Very carefully proceed with its proposal to address privacy;

• Continue to work to collect existing standards toward building a Compendium which would provide a list of standards applicable to risk management for one or more sectors.

TIA is committed to improving resiliency to cyber-based attacks, including for critical infrastructure, and will continue to work with NIST and others as the Framework is finalized.

To read TIA’s comments to NIST, please visit http://www.tiaonline.org/sites/default/files/pages/TIA%20Comments%20%20NIST%20Preliminary%20Cybersecurity%20Framework%20121313.pdf.

About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

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