The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) recently released a draft of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Special Publication 1800-26, Detecting and Responding to Ransomware and Other Destructive Events. The public comment period closed on March 20, 2020, and the received comments are now being reviewed.

This practice guide can benefit executives, chief Information security officers, system administrators, or those who have a stake in protecting their organizations' data, privacy, and overall operational security.

The NCCoE released the full draft which comprises the following volumes:

SP 1800-26A: Executive Summary (PDF)

SP 1800-26B: Approach, Architecture, and Security Characteristics (PDF)

SP 1800-26C: How-To-Guides (PDF)

Or download the complete guide (PDF).

To read a brief overview of the project, please download our fact sheet.