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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

Cybersecurity RoadMap

Industry Requirements Drive Cyberthreat Resilience - best tools

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Written by: Robin Basham
Parent Category: Services
Category: Cybersecurity RoadMap

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What are the best tools and resources?  (THIS IS DATED - written in 2016. If you've got tools you'd like featured in this article, reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

  • Turn in your business email to get links and downloads
  • CSF provides a cyber security model
  • Use: NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Annex A
  • Determine Alignment to ISMS and NIST 800-53 or CCM or any standard ITGCC program
  • Download NIST Assessment Tool http://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/csf_reference_tool.cfm
  • Cyber Security Evaluation Tool
  • Download and install CSET https://www.us-cert.gov/forms/csetiso
  • HITRUST CSF 9.3 Resources – registration required
  • Offers manual mapping of controls for implementation of controls assessment of HITECH / HIPAA security and privacy rule using multiple frameworks and standards https://hitrustalliance.net/hitrust-csf/https://hitrustalliance.net/hitrust-csf/

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CSF Process requires analysis of attack surface (read more at Secure Host Baselines & Common Security Framework CSF)

All of these industries require asset-level cyber security

All industries expect us to provide:

  • Board reports
  • Boss reports
  • Boss’s boss reports
  • Decision support systems
  • Security roadmap
  • Enable business
  • Drive IT Value

As an industry, our sensory system is overwhelmed

We need a fabric

What creates the threads that we can assert?

Ten normative references that totally rock the compliance world

  1. Benchmark contains both descriptive information and structural information
  2. Group  item that can hold other items
  3. Item three types of items: <xccdf:Group>, <xccdf:Rule> and <xccdf:Value>
  4. Model suggested scoring model for an <xccdf:Benchmark>
  5. Profile element is a named tailoring for an <xccdf:Benchmark>
  6. Rule the description for a single item of guidance or constraint. <xccdf:Rule> elements form the basis for testing a target platform for benchmark compliance
  7. Status acceptance status of an element with an optional date attribute, which signifies the date of the status change
  8. Tailoring element holds one or more <xccdf:Profile> elements-records additional benchmark tailoring
  9. TestResult element encapsulates the results of a single application of an <xccdf:Benchmark> to a single target platform
  10. Value a named parameter that can be substituted into properties of other elements within the <xccdf:Benchmark>

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FIPS PUB 200 Minimum Security Requirements

FIPS PUB 200 Minimum Security Requirements - Visit FIPS 200, Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Info and Info Systems | CSRC (nist.gov)
  • Access Control (AC)
  • Awareness and Training (AT)
  • Audit and Accountability (AU)
  • Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessments (CA)
  • Configuration Management (CM)
  • Contingency Planning (CP)
  • Identification and Authentication (IA)
  • Incident Response (IR)

Read FIPS PUB 200 Minimum Security Requirements
  • Maintenance (MA)
  • Media Protection (MP)
  • Physical and Environmental Protection (PE)
  • Planning (PL)
  • Personnel Security (PS)
  • Risk Assessment (RA)
  • System and Services Acquisition (SA)
  • System and Communications Protection (SC)
  • System and Information Integrity (SI)

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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