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Join a Community of Interest

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NIST's Small Business Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI) has been established to convene the public and private sectors to share business insights, expertise, challenges, and perspectives to guide our work and assist NIST in addressing the cybersecurity needs of the small businesses community.

How can I participate?

Join the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity COI listserv. You’ll receive periodic updates on NIST’s small business-related events, resources, and initiatives. 
(Select “NCCoE Small/Medium Businesses COI” under the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence section)

Join a NIST Small Business Cybersecurity COI Subgroup

In addition to joining the full NIST Small Business Cybersecurity COI listserv, you are also invited to join one of two sub-groups tailored to meet the needs of specific audiences. Each will meet quarterly at 2pm ET for an hour via WebEx. In between the quarterly meetings, the subgroup will communicate and collaborate using a Google Group mailing list.

You can join a sub-group by subscribing to its Google Group mailing list. The mailing lists provide notices about meetings and updates. When you subscribe to a mailing list, you will be granted access to the SMB COI Subgroup Google Group and shared drive, where you can communicate with other members and access project team materials.

A description of each subgroup, information on how to join, upcoming meeting dates, and group etiquette are all outlined on their respective COI pages:

Contact Us

To contact the Small Business Cybersecurity Corner Team: smallbizsecurity [at] nist.gov (smallbizsecurity[at]nist[dot]gov)

Created March 1, 2023, Updated August 9, 2024