ISC2 Earns ANSI Accreditation and Launches a Standards Development Group
On September 22, ISC2 announced that it is the first cybersecurity certification organization to be granted Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) status by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). With that designation, ISC2 has stood up a new ISC2 Standards Development Group (SDG) to develop, publish and maintain American National Standards for cybersecurity.
What ANSI accreditation means
ANSI accreditation recognizes that an organization has the governance and procedures to produce standards that are technically sound, fair and broadly supported. ISC2 will follow ANSI's Essential Requirements, which include openness, balance, due process, consensus and the right to appeal. ISC2 says the new group applies the same consensus-based principles it already uses to build its certifications.
How the ISC2 Standards Development Group will work
The SDG will focus on technical standards that address emerging technical and operational challenges in cybersecurity. ISC2 is inviting cybersecurity professionals, industry representatives, academics and government stakeholders to take part by:
Serving on consensus bodies
Drafting and reviewing standards
Joining working groups and contributing subject matter expertise
Helping identify future standards areas
What it means for NOVA members
Few regions have more practitioners who live inside frameworks and standards every day than Northern Virginia. If you work on NIST-aligned programs, federal compliance, CMMC or critical infrastructure security, the SDG is a chance to help write the standards rather than just implement them.
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Source: ISC2 headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia. Summarized by the ISC2 Northern Virginia Chapter.
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