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# Learning NIST Controls - January 15, 2021
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## Data Classification
## **Regulations, Frameworks, and Controls**
## [What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?](https://devops.com/what-is-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework/?utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9NN94dmS-mM4a-brBoA-bP-d1uWfBJ7NGVndHJLnFircwzpyuMH9KTqBsx2YoyYG4HJZO3)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, helps organizations to better understand and manage their cybersecurity risks. NIST does this through its Cybersecurity Framework. BY DEVOPS.COM I January 11, 2021
## [HITECH Act Amendment Incentivizes Adoption of NIST and Other Recognized Cybersecurity Safeguards as a Defense or Mitigation to HIPAA Enforcement](https://www.natlawreview.com/article/hitech-act-amendment-incentivizes-adoption-nist-and-other-recognized-cybersecurity?utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--CW3eLTmtJ_ribxmhH3TOWqXIS4nu952twNaGHeGQuYsxt-zqJhPa4fmthPypCpZIj0nbH)
On January 5, 2020, HR 7898, became law amending the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), 42 U.S.C. 17931, to require that “recognized cybersecurity practices” be considered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) in determining any Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) fines, audit results or mitigation remedies. By THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW I January 12, 2021
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