The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Compliance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Compliance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53 Compliance
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 is a set of guidelines and requirements that government institutions are required to follow.
- Non-federal organizations only need to comply in situations where they are operating federal systems. NIST 800-53 helps meet requirements set by FISMA and promotes risk management programs to keep information safe and secure.
- The NIST 800-53 Framework supports all 18 primary controls throughout the three tiers (organizational risks, business process risks and information risks) that comprise NIST 800-53.