NIST’s International Cybersecurity and Privacy Engagement Update – New Translations

As the year comes to a close, NIST continues to engage with our international partners to strengthen cybersecurity, including sharing over ten new international translations in over six languages as resources for our stakeholders around the world. These efforts were complemented by discussions on opportunities for future enhanced international collaboration and resource sharing. Here are some updates from the past few months: 

• Our international engagement continues through our support to the Department of State and the International Trade Administration (ITA) during numerous international dialogues. Most recently, we participated in cybersecurity dialogues hosted in Washington, D.C.—with representatives from Japan, the Philippines, and Poland. We highlighted resources like the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the Privacy Framework, the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework), and Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity guidance. 
   
• Recently, we spoke with representatives from Argentina, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Uruguay on several topics, including the Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, community profiles, and small and medium business guidance. 
   
• The NICE team has had conversations on cybersecurity education and workforce development with representatives from Japan, Costa Rica, Kenya, Mozambique, Iraq, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. NICE also presented at the Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training (RICET) event in the Dominican Republic. 
  • Additional information on NICE international resources and efforts can be found on the International Cybersecurity Workforce Framework Resources page on the NICE Framework Resource Center website. You’ll also find a link to the Cybersecurity Skills and Workforce Frameworks, which provides an international list of nearly 50 cybersecurity, cyber, and digital literacy skills and workforce frameworks. 
     
• Following an in-person discussion between leadership from the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at NIST and Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in October on opportunities for continued engagement on cybersecurity efforts, we met virtually with NCSC representatives to discuss opportunities to continue collaboration around the updated CSF 2.0.  Switzerland has been using the CSF, and we will continue conversations about how to leverage work through the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) and explore work on community profiles. 

We have been traveling the world this year to share details about several key NIST projects. For example:

• In September, we spoke at the Latin America (LATAM) Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Summit in Costa Rica. We presented on the CSF 2.0 and other cybersecurity and privacy resources and highlighted the available Spanish and Portuguese translations of NIST resources. We also had the opportunity to engage with government and industry representatives at the Summit to further collaboration on NIST resources. 
  • Also in September, NICE attended a meeting of the International Coalition on Cyber Security Workforces in the UK, which brought together representatives from 13 countries and international organizations and certification bodies to share lessons and perspectives (and to discuss opportunities for future collaboration). 
  • In October, we traveled to Singapore for several events. First, during Cyber World Asia 2024, then we participated as part of the U.S. delegation to Singapore International Cyber Week, and finally at the U.S.-Singapore cybersecurity dialogue and US-ASEAN dialogue. We had the opportunity to engage with attendees and shared information on NIST resources, including the CSF 2.0, digital identity and access management, and post quantum cryptography.
  • Also in October, we supported the U.S. Cyber team at the International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) held in Santiago, Chile. The ICC features teams from around the globe competing in cybersecurity-related e-sports competitions. This year’s games included offense and defense challenges that align to the NICE Framework, allowing the competitors to gain practical skills and experience while engaging in fun competitions. While there, we spoke about the work of NICE and the NICE Framework at an attached conference for industry and government.
  • In November, we spoke about the CSF 2.0, including the recently released Polish translation, at the Advanced Threat Summit in Warsaw, Poland. We also had meetings coordinated by ITA with Polish government and industry stakeholders to discuss opportunities to collaborate on cybersecurity risk management, cybersecurity and workforce development, small and medium business cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity, post quantum cryptography, and the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Framework. 
      
• We hosted groups with representatives from several countries who visited the U.S this past fall and early this year, including a delegation from Europe, through the International Visitor Leadership Program at the Department of State. Topics of discussion in these meetings included the CSF 2.0 update, collaboration with industry at the NCCoE, IoT cybersecurity guidance, 5G cybersecurity guidance, AI, post quantum cryptography, digital identity guidelines, and other priority areas.  
  • We had meetings with representatives from government and industry from Japan, India, Singapore, Brazil, Germany, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cote D’Ivoire.
     
• We also continue to add to the growing list of translations of resources on the International Cybersecurity and Privacy Resources page to help organizations and individuals from around the world better engage with NIST guidance. Most recently, we shared the following translations:
  • French - CSF 2.0 
  • German - CSF 2.0
  • Korean - CSF 2.0
  • Polish -  CSF 2.0
  • French - CSF 2.0 & Small Business Quick Start Guide
  • French - CSF 2.0 Resource & Overview Guide
  • Portuguese - CSF 2.0 Small Business Quick Start Guide
  • Portuguese - CSF 2.0 Resource & Overview Guide
  • Spanish - CSF 2.0 Small Business Quick Start Guide
  • Spanish - CSF 2.0 Resource & Overview Guide
  • More translations of CSF 2.0 are expected in 2025, including Norwegian, Greek, and Japanese translations!