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The foundational security and privacy guidance document of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is known as NIST 800-53, the Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations. Originally released in 2005, this document was originally developed to secure US federal information systems. But the fifth revision, the current release, largely removed the word “federal” to demonstrate that the guidance is applicable to non-governmental organizations as well. Since the release, NIST 800-53 has been downloaded millions of times and has served as a framework for a number of organizations.
In an article published to the official NIST blog, authors Ron Ross, Victoria Yan Pillitteri and Naomi Lefkovitz state that “NIST SP 800-53, Revision 5 is not just a minor update but rather a complete renovation—addressing both structural issues and technical content.” In particular, the authors note that its guidance is applicable to organizations small and large, and relates to connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices all the way to operational Industrial Control Systems (ICS).
The NIST 800-53 guidance provides a consolidated control catalogue of controls that organizations can select and implement based on the different categories of information management systems. But after implementing those controls, it is vital to assess the personnel, processes and technology to ensure that the organization follows them. To help better understand that compliance, many organizations turn to cybersecurity consultants to assess the situation, provide insights on what is out of compliance and remediate those trouble areas.
Typically, such assessments are laborious and time consuming, not only in manually collecting the data, but also in collating it into a presentable form. Fortunately, SecurityGate.io has developed a NIST 800-53 assessment tool to help lift the load in performing these assessments.
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