Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Laurie E. Locascio, Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kevin Anderson and Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Marc Elrich renew a cyber cooperation agreement between federal, state and local entities. (Image credit: Rich Press / NIST) NIST launches cybersecurity community of interest for small businesses It is intended to improve the two-way sharing of information and cybersecurity best practice between the Department of Commerce agency and small enterprises across the U.S. Mar 6, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones