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IT Dojo blog — expert insights on cybersecurity, RMF, DoD compliance, certifications, networking, and federal IT. Updated regularly by our instructors.
October 9, 2018
Is RMF Broken? Can it be fixed or is it beyond repair?
By Lon J. Berman CISSP, RDRP Thanks to the work of the Joint Task Force, RMF is now the official information security life cycle process across all three …
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July 17, 2018
NIST 800-171: Confusion and the Protest Docket
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, RDRP I’m sure by now you’ve at least familiarized yourself with NIST 800- 171, “Protecting Unclassified Information in Nonfederal …
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April 17, 2018
RMF and the Defense Security Service (DSS)
By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP at BAI. The Defense Security Service (DSS) serves as an interface between the government and cleared industry. DSS administers and …
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February 5, 2018
NIST 171—What’s That?
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 …
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October 17, 2017
Is Your System a National Security System (NSS)? and How Does That Affect RMF Efforts?
By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP By federal law, an information system will be designated as a National Security System (NSS) in accordance with the following …
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October 17, 2017
RMF: Is It Effective?
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, RDRP In July 2017, SolarWinds conducted an online survey via Market Connections aimed at approximately 200 federal government IT …
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