Date Published: August 2009
Supersedes:
SP 800-53 Rev. 2 (12/19/2007)
Author(s)
Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative
Announcement
[Original publication of Rev. 3 (August 1, 2009)]
The objective of NIST SP 800-53 is to provide a set of security controls that can satisfy the breadth and depth of security requirements levied on information systems and organizations and that is consistent with and complementary to other established information security standards. Revision 3 is the first major update since December 2005 and includes significant improvements to the security control catalog.
The objective of NIST SP 800-53 is to provide a set of security controls that can satisfy the breadth and depth of security requirements levied on information systems and organizations and that is consistent with and complementary to other established information security standards. Revision 3 is...
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The objective of NIST SP 800-53 is to provide a set of security controls that can satisfy the breadth and depth of security requirements levied on information systems and organizations and that is consistent with and complementary to other established information security standards. Revision 3 is the first major update since December 2005 and includes significant improvements to the security control catalog.
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Keywords
common controls; FISMA; managing risk; risk management framework; security control assurance; security control baselines; security controls; security requirements
Control Families
Access Control; Awareness and Training; Audit and Accountability; Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring; Configuration Management; Contingency Planning; Identification and Authentication; Incident Response; Maintenance; Media Protection; Physical and Environmental Protection; Planning; Personnel Security; Risk Assessment; System and Services Acquisition; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity
