NIST is recognized worldwide in a similar vein to the IEEE, IETF or ISO. It's a regulation organization important enough to get to move banks, large companies a

NIST is recognized worldwide in a similar vein to the IEEE, IETF or ISO. It's a regulation organization important enough to get to move banks, large companies and outsourcing firms. A recommendation won't allow you to sue a company contrary to what the other commenters seem to think, but it's enough for any internal employee who works on something to call for and justify a change.