NIST SP 800-171 is focused specifically and exclusively on the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Learn more about this standard and its relationship to CMMC.
For the next five-plus years, the CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 mandates will coexist as the number of contracts subject to CMMC ramps up and those subject to NIST SP 800-171 come to their conclusion, as illustrated in this projected timeline: As a consequence, all members...
NIST SP 800-37.This is theRisk Management Frameworkfor information systems. The standard's goal is to prepare organizations for risk management activities, while outlining the needed structure and processes for managing security, privacy and risks. NIST SP 800-53/FI.This creates security standards ...
CMMC:The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a maturity-based model for handling controlled unclassified information (CUI) in the defense sector. This standard aligns with NIST SP 800-171 and NIST SP 800-172. HIPAA:The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is...
NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Tenet 1: “All data sources and computing services are considered resources.” Extend ZT practices to all resources, including footprint devices,SaaSand personal devices loosely connected to the enterprise. NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Tenet 2: “All communication is se...
What Is NIST 800-171? NIST stands for the National Institute of Standards and Technology and NIST 800-171 establishes a set of standards and is a collection of regulations to protect Controlled Unclassified Information in Non-Federal Information Systems and Organizations. These sets of standards are...
If you are a defense contractor working towards compliance with NIST 800-171, you probably have seen the acronym SSP. What is an SSP? What does SSP even stand for? How does the SSP relate to your upcoming NIST SP 800-171 assessment? Let’s clarify this acronym for you. SSP stands for...
GOOD:https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-171/rev-2/final Purpose and Reasoning The purpose of citing is to draw a map for your reader from the material in the body of your document, to a reference, to the original source. ...
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainmentis a DoD organization that led the development of the CMMC program. NIST Special Publication 800-171 NIST SP 800-171catalogs a comprehensive set of security controls that CUI requires. CMMC includes these controls in additi...
Putting any lock on your door may satisfy a compliance requirement, but the type of lock and the type of door affects how safe and secure what’s inside really is, as does actually using the lock. Today, the application of NIST 800-171 requires compliance without regard to the maturity ...