BY LON J. BERMAN, CISSP, RDRP JULY 2023, VOLUME 15, ISSUE 3 When it comes to the future of RMF, rumors abound but truth is hard to come by. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the speculations and see if there’s any truth to them. Let’s start with an oldie. “DoD…
By Lon J. Berman CISSP, RDRP CNSSI 4009 defines Security Control Inheritance as “a situation in which an information system or application receives protection from security controls (or portions of security controls) that are developed, implemented, and assessed, authorized, and monitored by entities other than those responsible for the system or application”. The typical example…
By Lon J. Berman CISSP, RDRP The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is in the process of preparing Special Publication (SP) 800-37 Rev 2 for publication. As you may know, NIST SP 800-37 is the publication that defines the Risk Management Framework (RMF) roles, responsibilities and life cycle process. A review of the…
Interesting press release just put out stating that NIST is updating the RMF to incorporate privacy considerations. Full release can be found here.
From May 7 – 10, 2018, IT Dojo will be bringing RMF for DoD IT training to Pensacola, FL! Our last course that ran there a few months ago was in such high demand that we decided to come back! This instructor-led course will get you up to speed on what to expect as you…
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, RDRP If you heard a whooshing sound on New Years Eve, that was probably the deadline for compliance with NIST 171 flying by. A lot of you might be asking “What is NIST 171?” NIST 171 is a set of requirements documented in the NIST Special Publication 800-171 (Protecting Controlled Unclassified…
By P. Devon Schall, CISSP, RDRP I was reading an article recently about Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and the continued confusion with Risk Management Framework (RMF). In the research, the consensus was the majority of government IT professionals don’t fully understand CSF or RMF and find it easy to confuse the two. As a follow up…
By Lon Berman, CISSP of BAI Information Security If you ask most system owners about the desired outcome of their RMF efforts, they will readily tell you “we are expecting the Authorizing Official (AO) to sign an Authorization to Operate (ATO) for our system.” But how much do they really know about what goes into…
By Kathryn M. Daily, CISSP of BAI Information Security In this issue we will shine the spotlight on the Contingency Planning (CP) family of security controls. First, we’ll show you how the controls dictate the subject areas that need to be addressed in the organization/system’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Second, you’ll learn how…
By Lon J. Berman, CISSP BAI Information Security I recently had the pleasure of consulting for a DoD program that successfully navigated the RMF process and received a full three year Authorization to Operate (ATO). In lieu of … or in addition to … a victory party, the team decided it would be productive to…