Recent Updates

April 16, 2014 SOPD 2014-2016 Organizational Strategy The execution of the national effort to build, align, and leverage public-private partnerships and programs to enhance critical infrastructure security and resilience is a major component of the Sector Outreach and Programs Division (SOPD) mission. In December we distributed the Draft SOPD 2014-2016 Organizational Strategy document that outlines how the division intends to meet its mission going forward, and we requested your feedback. We were able to incorporate most of your comments into this version of the document to strengthen it. Read More

March 25, 2014 Doug Johnson Testifies to Bankers’ Cybersecurity Role On March 26, ABA vice president and FSSCC vice chairman, Doug Johnson told the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee that the financial sector is unified in its efforts to fight cyber crime and is working effectively with public-sector partners to protect the financial system. In his testimony given on behalf of FSSCC, Johnson added that the banking industry strongly supports the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s cybersecurity framework and offered several recommendations for ongoing industry collaboration with NIST. Read More

February 11, 2014 FSSCC Supports Release of NIST Cybersecurity Framework On February 12, the FSSCC issued a statement supporting the release of the final version of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Read More