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NIST studies cyber vulnerabilities

Chris Johnson, a NIST IT specialist, was Tom Temin\'s guest on the Federal Security Spotlight this week. Johnson explained how NIST studies cyber threats.

Federal News Network Staff

November 10, 2010 5:14 pm

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The National Institutes of Standards and Technology has made a science out of studying cyber vulnerabilities, and the agency does it without ever even running code analysis.

Chris Johnson, a NIST IT specialist, was Tom Temin’s guest on the Federal Security Spotlight this week. Johnson explained how NIST studies cyber threats.

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