By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP NIST 800-53, and specifically Security Control CM-6, requires an organization to Establish and document configuration settings for information technology products employed within the information system using [Assignment: organizationdefined security configuration checklists] that reflect the most restrictive mode consistent with operational requirements; Implement the configuration…
By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP The Defense Security Service (DSS) serves as an interface between the government and cleared industry. DSS administers and implements the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) by providing oversight and assistance to cleared contractor facilities to ensure the protection of classified information. In short, if…
By P. Devon Schall, CISSP, RDRP With the addition of Step 0 to the RMF life cycle (a preparation step that BAI has been preaching for years which is now being implemented in SP 800-37 Rev. 2), we decided to make this month’s top ten list based on preparation. Preparation…
Security Control Spotlight— Inheritance from a FedRAMP Approved CSP By Kathryn M. Daily, CISSP, RDRP In a previous issue, security control inheritance from an external system hosted at a departmental or agency data center was discussed. In this article, we are going to discuss inheritance from a FedRAMP Approved Cloud Service…
Registered DoD RMF Practitioner (RDRP) By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP BAI Information Security is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a new program called Registered DoD RMF Practitioner (RDRP) – a network of security professionals specializing in supporting RMF in DoD programs. The requirements to join RDRP are…
Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) as it relates to Risk Management Framework (RMF) By P. Devon Schall, CISSP, RDRP I recently attended the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Workshop from May 16-17 at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The workshop proved to be informative in relation to how government and industry are implementing the guidance issued…
Continuous Monitoring Today—And Tomorrow By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP Step 6 of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) is entitled “Monitor Security Controls”. Many security professionals would argue it is the most important step, since monitoring is what transforms RMF from yet another “point in time” evaluation to a true…
Top Ten—Things You Should Know about eMASS By Lon J. Berman, CISSP The Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service, or eMASS, is a web-based Government off-the-shelf (GOTS) solution that automates a broad range of services for comprehensive, fully-integrated cybersecurity management, including controls scorecard measurement, dashboard reporting, and the generation of Risk…
Security Control Spotlight— “Naming” of Controls, Enhancements and CCIs By Kathryn M. Daily, CISSP After assisting numerous customers with their RMF efforts, we have seen several instances of confusion arise concerning the “naming” or “numbering” of Security Controls, Control Enhancements, and Control Correlation Identifiers (CCIs). We hope this short tutorial will…
BAI Announces eMASS Training Program By P. Devon Schall, CISSP We are pleased to announce that eMASS training will now be available from BAI to complement our RMF for DoD IT training program. Course Content Our initial course offering, eMASS eSSENTIALS, is a one-day session in which we provide “how…
