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…
RMF and the Cloud P. Devon Schall Probably the most talked-about concept in information technology today is cloud computing, often simply called “The Cloud.” According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), cloud computing is “a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand network access to a shared pool of…
