Identifying the NIST Control Families and Related Controls
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have special publications that are invaluable to IT professionals working in the United States. These publications provide security best practices for IT security professionals. In regards to risk mitigation, NIST published SP 800-53 revision 5 in August of 2017. This publication offers guidance on over 200 security controls that reside within 20 control families developed by NIST. These controls handle many existing security issues. \ufeffWhen determining risk mitigation strategies and deciding on which controls are best suited across the seven domains of an IT infrastructure, SP 800-53 provides a detailed description of the controls along with supporting references on how the controls should be implemented.\ufeff Appendix E of SP 800-53 version 5 provides the detailed documentation for the controls in each of the families. <\/p>\n
Discussion Questions
Review the NIST control families and select a control family that you want to review. Access the NIST SP800-53 version 5 document. Go to Appendix E and locate the control family that you want to examine and select two specific controls under that family.\u00a0Please note that the control families are designated by \ufeffa two-letter acronym. Those acronyms are shown on page 251 of your textbook. For example, Access Control family is designated by AC.\ufeff
Describe the control.
\ufeffDiscuss the supplemental guidance that is provided for each control.
\ufeffIf there are enhancements for that control, describe one of the enhancements. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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