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NIST Delivers Strong and Flexible Security Standards Managing Enterprise Risk in a World of Sophisticated Cyber Threats

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Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

Abstract

This article summarizes the fundamental concepts of the FISMA project and reinforces the core principles that have guided the project from its initiation in 2003.
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Computer (IEEE Computer)
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

FISMA, security controls, risk management, categorization
Cybersecurity

Citation

Ross, R. (2007), NIST Delivers Strong and Flexible Security Standards Managing Enterprise Risk in a World of Sophisticated Cyber Threats, Computer (IEEE Computer), [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=51204 (Accessed April 27, 2024)

Created July 9, 2007, Updated February 19, 2017