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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

Facilitated Compliance Management (TM)

Facilitated Compliance Management

FCM - Mapping & Fixing GRC

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Written by: Robin Basham
Parent Category: Services
Category: Facilitated Compliance Management

Can you translate your product or industry to the most current regulatory requirements?  Can you map your capabilities to the compliance problems you solve?  GRC is broken.  We can fix it. We tie out your security investment to your security and risk response.  With over 150 analyzed products, 5000 systems policies, and current models for seven major sectors, you can resolve your most perplexing regulatory challenges in just months. 

If you have hundreds of security products and you can't map them to your regulatory requirements, our methodology will make this relatively easy to accomplish.  If you have a product and you can't explain its capabilities to the security and compliance market, give us a call.  An investment of less than 15K USD will reap guaranteed results.

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Maturity vs. Compliance

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Written by: Robin Basham
Parent Category: Services
Category: Facilitated Compliance Management

Making Process Real, a seminar in preparing to meet new regulations for controls as proposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Law was presented by Robin Basham, in Boston, MA 2003, while participating on the board of the Association for Women in Computing. This marked the first use of "Maturity Through Process", and was the basis for preparing ISO 9000 compliant companies to map to their needed SOX CobiT controls.  The work was implemented through SamePage Software, which would later be branded "Facilitated Compliance Management".  The model would be donated to open source and to this day would remain free.

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EnterpriseGRC Secure Cloud Solutions

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Written by: Robin Basham
Parent Category: Services
Category: Facilitated Compliance Management

From Enterprise Governance Risk and Compliance to EnterpriseGRC Secure Cloud Solutions, a Facilitated Compliance Approach™ 

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Enterprise GRC requirements are rapidly evolving. The single greatest influence in a shifting risk landscape is the transformation of the business from localized data centers to virtualized and cloud-dependent environments. While companies have generally addressed compliance for many years, relatively few people would know how to leverage tools to facilitate enterprise-wide continuous monitoring and reporting of governance, compliance, and risk (GRC).  In the last decade, however, several vendors have evolved significant platforms that enable world-class GRC programs.

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4Point GRC™ - FCM - Our History and Foundation - The Architecture

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Written by: Robin Basham
Parent Category: Services
Category: Facilitated Compliance Management

EnterpriseGRC Solutions Core Competencies include Strategy, ROI, Architecture, and Process - Providing Compliance Mapping as a Service 

Our current offerings focus on NIST Compliance. We've come a long way since the days of CobiT, but that doesn't make the ISACA framework any less important. This article is here in service of history and will be updated during 2022.

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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)

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  • 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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