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NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar—Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: Overview of the NIST Special Publication 800-171, Revision 3 Small Business Primer

NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Webinar: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: Overview of the NIST SP 800-171 R3

Recently, NIST published a small business primer for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Nonfederal Systems, to help small and medium-sized businesses understand and implement security requirements for protecting CUI. During this webinar, NIST will provide attendees with an overview of the new primer, including:

  • A foundational overview of SP 800-171.
  • Key differences between SP 800-171 Revision 2 and Revision 3.
  • An overview of the relationship between SP 800-171 and SP 800-171A.
  • Considerations to be mindful of as small organizations begin implementing the requirements in SP 800-171.
  • Answers to frequently asked questions.

Time will be reserved to answer audience questions. Please bring your ideas. The speakers will want to hear from attendees to inform follow-on resource development in the form of other guides, webinar topics, etc., to support the small business community’s efforts to protect CUI.

Event Speakers:

  • Victoria Pillitteri, Co-Author of NIST SP 800-171, NIST
  • Daniel Eliot, Lead for Small Business Engagement, NIST

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Created September 2, 2025, Updated September 4, 2025
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