The volume of discussion and debate surrounding so-called ‘net neutrality’ in recent days has increased dramatically. And, as usual, it is a polarizing topic. The President has weighed in on the issue, urging the FCC to explicitly deny service providers the right to rate-limit the Internet’s content. His ‘request’ has been met with a venomous…
By Lon J. Berman, CISSP of BAI, Inc. In this issue’s “Spotlight”, we’re not going to focus on any specific controls or families, but rather on a comparison of RMF controls and DIACAP controls. The majority of DoD information systems are currently categorized under DIACAP as “MAC II Sensitive” or “MAC III Sensitive”. These categorizations…
By Annette Leonard of BAI, Inc. RMF-related policies and guidance come from a plethora of sources within the seemingly-convoluted federal landscape. We believe a good understanding of these sources will be helpful as you move forward in your RMF implementation. Here, then is our “Top Ten” list of RMF policy and guidance providers. 10. US…