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ITL Bulletin

Continuous Monitoring of Information Security: An Essential Component of Risk Management

Date Published: October 2011

Author(s)

Shirley Radack (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

cyber security; Federal Information Security Management Act; information security; information system continuous monitoring; information system life cycle; information technology; risk assessment; Risk Management Framework; security controls; security impact assessments; security plans; security requirements; security risks; threats to systems; vulnerabilities
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
Download (pdf)

Supplemental Material:
None available

Related NIST Publications:
IR 7799 (Draft)

Document History:
10/25/11: ITL Bulletin (Final)