Federal Cybersecurity Guidelines Document Update Released by NIST

July 13, 2010

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) — associated the U.S. Department of Commerce — recently released an updated set of guidelines that organizations can use to develop their security assessment plans, as well as their associated procedures for security controls.

These new guidelines are officially entitled, “NIST Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1, Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems and Organizations Building Effective Security Assessment Plans”.

This document is a valuable content resource that should be included in the library of reading requirements for your organization’s information security and risk management teams.

To download this guidelines document, CLICK HERE.

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