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NIST SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1800-29 Data Confidentiality: Detect, Respond to, and Recover from Data Breaches
Published
Author(s)
Bill Fisher
Abstract
Attacks that target data are of concern to companies and organizations across many industries. Data breaches represent a threat that can have monetary, reputational, and legal impacts. This guide seeks to provide guidance around the threat of data breaches, exemplifying standards and technologies that are useful for a variety of organizations defending against this threat. Specifically, this guide seeks to help organizations detect, respond, and recover from a data confidentiality attack.
Fisher, B.
(2024),
NIST SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1800-29 Data Confidentiality: Detect, Respond to, and Recover from Data Breaches, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1800-29, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=957451
(Accessed October 10, 2025)