One year after the White House directed the development of cyber standards by executive order, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week released voluntary industry standards and best practices to prevent cyber attacks in its publication "Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity."

In a statement, President Barack Obama says "Cyber threats pose one of the gravest national security dangers that the United States faces." He calls the Framework a turning point, but also notes that there is still work to be done against cyber threats.

NIST also released a Roadmap for future versions of the framework, which details cybersecurity development, alignment and collaboration.

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