USA Government Cybersecurity Organizations

This post summarizes organizations related to the Government of the United States of America (USA) that are related to information security or cybersecurity.

List of USA Government Cybersecurity Organizations

Non-exhaustive list of USA Government organizations related to cybersecurity:

  • NIST CSRC
  • CISA
  • NSA/CSS

NIST CSRC

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) is a unit of the Commerce Department of the USA.

NIST documentation is aimed to USA federal government organizations, but as they are in the public domain it can be read and applied by any organization.

NIST CSRC (Computer Security Resource Center) is a section within the NIST.

NIST CSRC has a series of publications related to cybersecurity standards, including:

  • Federal Information Processing Standard Publication (FIPS). Standards for the USA government.
  • Special Publication (SP) 800 series. They develop the USA government procedures, policies, and guidelines on information systems

You can check the full list of NIST CSRC publications on this link.

NIST CSRC Web

CISA

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

US-CERT depends on CISA.

CISA Web

NSA/CSS

NSA (National Security Agency).

NSA/CSS (National Security Agency/Central Security Service).

NSA/CSS Web

USA Relevant Legislation on Cybersecurity

CLOUD Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act

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