Why NIST’s Free Online RMF Training is Not Enough

As many of you are already aware, NIST offers free online Risk Management Framework training as a resource on their website.  While this is a great resource containing excellent information and should be included in your learning plan, it is not enough when it comes to preparing yourself and your staff for the transition from DIACAP…

Spotlight: Information Security Continuous Monitoring

By Lon Berman, CISSP No longer just a technical issue, instead a strategic program to manage cybersecurity risk. Targeted cyber attacks are a strategic organizational problem. Cyber attackers are more sophisticated than ever before, and it has become vitally important to understand how to manage risk and implement a continuous monitoring program.  More than just…

RMF Transition—What is the Real Timeline?

By Lon Berman of BAI, Inc. Now that RMF is official DoD policy, every DoD system owner needs to begin planning their “transition” from DIACAP. In order to plan and execute the transition, system owners need the answers to three basic questions: What does the transition process entail? When do I need to begin the…

Spotlight: Transitioning to the Risk Management Framework (RMF)

With the publication of revised DoD Instruction 8510.01, adoption of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) by DoD has begun.  DoD programs are busy planning and implementing strategies for transitioning from DIACAP to “RMF for DoD IT”. What Efforts are Taking Place in Support of the RMF Transition? Tier 1: DoD Enterprise RMF Knowledge Service –…

RMF Training: Better Price. Better Delivery. Best Results.

The DoD has announced that RMF for DoD IT will supercede the current DIACAP requirements. Revised DoD IA policies and procedures will not be published until later this year and there’s sure to be a “phase in” period. Why should your organization be concerned about preparing for the upcoming RMF transition now? Get Familiarized with…

RMF Transition Timeline Infographic

IT Dojo offers a comprehensive course on the transition from DIACAP to RMF.  Please take a look at our RMF training courses here. Here is a link to a great book on RMF that we highly recommend. A ton of other information can be found on the NIST web site.

Cloud Security and FedRAMP. Are you Ready for it?

A deadline for federal agencies to adhere to the government’s baseline cloud security standards and changes to the standards themselves are coming up very soon. The deadline for agencies to have their existing cloud computing solutions assessed against the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP is June 5, 2014 Read more about this…

DoD (Finally) Begins Transition to RMF

By Lon J. Berman, CISSP BAI Consulting The wait is over! RIP DIACAP!! At long last, DoD has announced the start of transition from the legacy DIACAP Certification and Accreditation (C&A) Program to the Risk Management Framework (RMF). This transition is part of a broader effort to bring all Executive Branch departments and agencies ……

RMF Documents and Resources

For your convenience, ITdojo has assembled the following collection of RMF-related government publications. Please note these are UNCLASSIFIED documents with no restrictions on usage or distribution. Laws and Executive Branch Policies Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)  OMB Circular A-130 Appendix III (Security of Federal Information Systems)  Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publications FIPS 199…