Question 1

What is NIST 800-53?

Accepted Answer

NIST 800-53 is the catalog of security and privacy controls that federal information systems must implement to protect government data. It is the backbone of FISMA compliance and the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF), organized into control families, each with a low, moderate, or high baseline matched to a system's impact level. A NIST 800-53 assessment is central to obtaining an Authority to Operate (ATO).

Question 2

How is NIST 800-53 related to FISMA and the RMF?

Accepted Answer

FISMA requires federal agencies and contractors to secure their information systems, and NIST 800-53 provides the control catalog they implement to do it. The NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) is the process for selecting, implementing, assessing, and authorizing those controls. A NIST 800-53 assessment provides the control evidence the RMF and FISMA require, and that an ATO decision depends on.

Question 3

What is an ATO and how does an assessment help?

Accepted Answer

An Authority to Operate (ATO) is the formal authorization for a federal system to run in production, granted after an authorizing official reviews its security posture. A NIST 800-53 assessment produces the control implementation evidence, risk assessment, and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) that the ATO package requires, so you can reach and maintain authorization.

Évaluations NIST 800-53, des écarts de contrôles à l'ATO.

Qu'est-ce que le NIST 800-53 ?

Chaque famille de contrôles, rattachée à votre ATO.

Évaluation des contrôles

RMF et gestion des risques

Préparation du POA&M et de l'ATO

Politiques et accompagnement continu

La conformité fédérale, bien menée.

Évaluateurs NIST certifiés

Conçu pour l'ATO

Surveillance continue

Contrôles NIST 800-53, suivis jusqu'à votre ATO.

Obtenez votre ATO, et conservez-la.