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Summary of NIST SP 800-53, Revision 4: Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations
Published
Author(s)
Kelley L. Dempsey, Gregory A. Witte, Doug Rike
Abstract
The white paper provides an overview of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Revision 4: Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, which was published April 30, 2013.
Dempsey, K.
, Witte, G.
and Rike, D.
(2014),
Summary of NIST SP 800-53, Revision 4: Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Computer Security Resource Center, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.CSWP.02192014, http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/PubsSPs.html#800-53
(Accessed October 8, 2025)