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…
By P. Devon Schall, CISSP, RDRP During a recent RMF literature search, I came across an interesting article titled “RMF Applied to Modern Vehicles”. The article was published by Charlie McCarthy and Kevin Harnett in 2014 and sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The overall goal of…
By P. Devon Schall, M.S., MA.Ed. CISSP, RDRP On April 3rd and April 4th, I attended the Armed Forces Communications and Electronic Association (AFCEA) annual industry event titled AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days hosted at The Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland. The Belvoir chapter supports the Fort Belvoir community by connecting…
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…
