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…
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…
By P. Devon Schall, MS, MAEd, CISSP, RDRP We are excited to announce the addition of RMF supplemental training courses to our training catalog. After extensive discussion regarding our 2018 curriculum, we felt we would benefit students the most by offering “bitesized” courses to supplement our core four-day RMF for…
