This blog excerpt is taken from our April 2023 newsletter. To view the rest of the newsletter, visit rmf.org/newsletter. By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, CGRC (Formerly CAP), RDRP As some may have heard, SCAP Compliance Checker (SCC) has lost funding from DISA as of the end of FY22 and as a…
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, CAP (soon to be CGRC), RDRP What is GRC? GRC stands for Governance, Risk, and Compliance. GRC is a set of processes and procedures to help organizations achieve business objectives, address uncertainty, and act with integrity. In August of 2021 ISC2 updated the exam outline and…
By Philip D. Schall, Ph.D., CISSP, RDRP First off, I would like to congratulate Director of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance at Army CIO/G-6, Nancy Kreidler on her recent retirement! As a self-proclaimed RMF nerd, I found one of her recent posts on LinkedIn humorous with the following lines “Step 1…
“Thirsty for Knowledge” asks: About a year ago I completed the 4-day RMF for DoD IT training with BAI. It was time well spent and has helped me in numerous ways. Now I’m searching for additional training that can help me build on the knowledge I gained in that RMF…
“By far one of the best courses I have taken in a long time. I just finished up a 10-week graduate course on RMF, and I learned more in this 4-day class from Linda than I did the entire 10 weeks, best money I have ever spent!!” – BAI RMF…
Why Free Online Training Isn’t Enough By Philip D. Schall, Ph.D., CISSP, RDRP At BAI RMF Resource Center, we often have conversations with our students on the topic of taking formal classroom RMF training. In the mod-ern digital landscape, we are able to learn about and complete projects we never…
By P. Devon Schall, Ph.D., CISSP Tired of Microsoft Teams and Zoom meetings yet? As a trained instructional designer, online college professor, residential (in-person) college professor, and Director of Training at BAI RMF Resource Center, I am opinionated and passionate about pedagogy and training delivery methods. 2020 has been full…
By Grace Brammer, RDRP As an undergraduate computer science student, I often find it difficult to connect my work in academia to real-world cybersecurity implementation. While demand in the tech industry continues to grow, studying for a technical degree in college is both exciting and stressful. Unfortunately, the stress compounds…
By Lon J. Berman, CISSP, RDRP DoD and Federal agencies and their supporting contractors are struggling to adapt to the “new reality” of travel restrictions, mandatory telework and social distancing. While we don’t know how long these conditions will last, we do know that all organizations must continue to perform…
By Alice Steger, Director of Sales & Marketing Training Overview Security Controls Assessment Workshop provides a current and well-developed approach to evaluation and testing of security controls to prove they are functioning correctly in today’s IT systems. This course shows you how to evaluate, examine, and test installed security controls…