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Risk Management Framework - RMF SP 800-37

Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Life Cycle Approach for Security and Privacy (nist.gov)

Prepare Essential activities to prepare the organization to manage security and privacy risks.

Implement the controls and document how controls are deployed.

Categorize the system and information processed, stored, and transmitted based on impact analysis. 

Assess to determine if the controls are in place, operating as intended, and producing the desired results. 

Select the set of NIST SP 800-53 controls to protect the system based on risk assessment(s)

Authorize: Senior official makes a risk-based decision to authorize the system (to operate).

Monitor: Continuously monitor control implementation and risks to the system. 
Table 1: RMF Steps Including Resources for Implementers and Supporting NIST Publications *Read More at Risk Management Framework (RMF) Overview - Risk Management | CSRC

Cybersecurity Framework

Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Framework Core (nist.gov)

Identify –   Develop an organizational understanding to manage cybersecurity risk to systems, people, assets, data, and capabilities. The activities in the Identify Function are foundational for effective use of the Framework. Understanding the business context, the resources that support critical functions, and the related cybersecurity risks enables an organization to focus and prioritize its efforts, consistent with its risk management strategy and business needs. Examples of outcome Categories within this Function include Asset Management; Business Environment; Governance; Risk Assessment; and Risk Management Strategy.

Protect – Develop and implement appropriate safeguards to ensure delivery of critical services. The Protect Function supports the ability to limit or contain the impact of a potential cybersecurity event. Examples of outcome Categories within this Function include Identity Management and Access Control; Awareness and Training; Data Security; Information Protection Processes and Procedures; Maintenance; and Protective Technology.

Detect – Develop and implement appropriate activities to identify the occurrence of a cybersecurity event. The Detect Function enables the timely discovery of cybersecurity events. Examples of outcome Categories within this Function include Anomalies and Events; Security Continuous Monitoring; and Detection Processes. 

Respond – Develop and implement appropriate activities to take action regarding a detected cybersecurity incident. The Respond Function supports the ability to contain the impact of a potential cybersecurity incident. Examples of outcome Categories within this Function include Response Planning; Communications; Analysis; Mitigation; and Improvements.

Recover – Develop and implement appropriate activities to maintain plans for resilience and to restore any capabilities or services that were impaired due to a cybersecurity incident. The Recover Function supports timely recovery to normal operations to reduce the impact of a cybersecurity incident. Examples of outcome Categories within this Function include Recovery Planning; Improvements; and Communications. 

Read more about NIST Cybersecurity Framework CSF

Disinformation - Risk Management

Big Risk Big Data - I Told You So - What is Big Data?

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Written by: Robin Basham
Parent Category: GRC Blog
Category: Disinformation and Risk Management

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What is Big Data?

  • When data sets became so large and complex that they could no longer be managed using on-hand database management tools, we saw an emergence of Big data technologies.
  • This new generation of technologies and architectures were designed to extract economic value from datasets by enabling high-velocity capture, discovery, and analysis.
  • As a result of their invention, we now experience an entirely new information economy, “Infonomics:  The Practice of Information Economics”
  • Inadequately monitored and largely unregulated, this presentation will highlight ways that this Big Data puts our business strategy and Bay Area economy at Big Risk.
  • What is the Value of our Big Data?
  • Facebook “likes” and Twitter “tweets” are reported to represent $14 per “share” and $5 per “tweet”. *
  • Either a company will report an increase in revenue, or a company will pay for that tracked human behavior.
  • Either we prove that a human committed that behavior, we prove that the activity had a sales result, or we stop accepting false claims.
  • We need to do at least one.

How We Use Big Data

  • Marketing Campaign Analysis
  • Recommendation Engine
  • Customer Retention and Churn Analysis
  • Social Graph Analysis
  • Capital Markets Analysis
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Risk Management
  • Rogue Trading
  • Fraud Detection
  • Retail Banking
  • Network Monitoring
  • Research And Development

Archiving Please read more at the source Talend

While Business Intelligence has had some time to mature.

Big “social” data projects are new to the requirements of governance.

It appears we may not be equipped for rapidly evolving changes to enterprise management and data governance.

  • Limited Big Data Resources
  • Poor Data Quality = Big Risks
  • Project Governance not Fully Understood
  • What is a user worth? (Valuation)
  • What is a good user (Validity)
  • What is a real user vs. a fake user? (Accuracy, Fraud)
  • Open Container V. Closed Container

The concept of tampering is critical to valid data sources.

  • Science, Manufacturing, Forensics, Law, all consider the source of information and the capacity that others would have had to alter them.
  • Big data has moved the emphasis of business intelligence from closed to open containers. 
  • How should this affect our willingness and decisions to use that body of data? 
  • Which companies will analyze, and compile results and scores based on that information?
  • What will be our grounds to select those vendors and how will that selection be controlled by contract and SLA?
  • What is the Basis to Trust Those Who Measure Social Data?

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NIST Reading

Whether you're preparing for Cybersecurity certification, working with government standards, or simply starting your career in compliance, these are the NIST Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publication (SP), and Interagency Report (IR) topics you need to know. (The Perils of Mount Must Read™ Confessions of a Cliff Note Junky) These resources go onto the "Mountain of Must Read". If you don't recognize the standard reference, you've missed critical understanding. As of 2022, this is the minimum NIST alphabet. All of these documents are found at https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/ Be very careful about static content. Look at links before you launch them. Never use alternate sites for the Computer Security Resource Center. Get the full list here <NIST Reading Extended>

FIPS Publication 140-2 Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules [FIPS 140-2]
FIPS Publication 199 Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems [FIPS 199]
FIPS Publication 200 Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems [FIPS 200]
FIPS Publication 201-1 Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors [FIPS 201-1]		 NISTIR 8212 ISCMA: An Information Security Continuous Monitoring Program Assessment
NIST SP 800-18 Guide for Developing Security Plans for Federal Information Systems [SP 800-18]
NIST SP 800-30 Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems [NIST SP 800-30]
NIST SP 800-34 Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems [SP 800-34]

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