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<div dir="ltr"><span>From a recent SANS Institute newsletter:<br><br>--NIST Releases Draft Guidelines for 3-D Printer Security</span><br><span>(September 11, 2014)</span><br><span>The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has</span><br><span>released draft guidelines for 3-D printer security. The guidelines note</span><br><span>that attackers who manage to breach the printers&#39; security could not</span><br><span>only steal sensitive plans but also pose physical threats to the plants</span><br><span>and employees. The specialized printers, which sometimes use metal</span><br><span>powders to &quot;print&quot; objects, could explode. The machines&#39; commands could</span><br><span>also be altered, undermining the printed objects&#39; integrity. NIST will</span><br><span>accept comments on the document through <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">October 17, 2014</span></span>.</span><br><span><a href="http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/09/heres-why-you-dont-want-your-3-d-printer-get-hacked/93923/" target="_blank">http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/09/heres-why-you-dont-want-your-3-d-printer-get-hacked/93923/</a></span><br><span><a href="http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/nistir-8023/nistir_8023_draft.pdf" target="_blank">http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/nistir-8023/nistir_8023_draft.pdf</a></span><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Cheers,<br></div><div>- Ira<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect)<br>Co-Chair - TCG Trusted Mobility Solutions WG<br>Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG<br>Secretary - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group<br>Co-Chair - IEEE-ISTO PWG Internet Printing Protocol WG<br>IETF Designated Expert - IPP &amp; Printer MIB<br>Blue Roof Music / High North Inc<br><a style="color:rgb(51,51,255)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/blueroofmusic</a><br><a style="color:rgb(102,0,204)" href="http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/highnorthinc</a><br>mailto: <a href="mailto:blueroofmusic@gmail.com" target="_blank">blueroofmusic@gmail.com</a><br>Winter  579 Park Place  Saline, MI  48176  734-944-0094<br>Summer  PO Box 221  Grand Marais, MI 49839  906-494-2434<br><br><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline"></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div>
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