Training Overview Security Controls Assessment Workshop provides a current and well-developed approach to evaluation and testing of security controls to prove they are functioning correctly in today’s IT systems. This course shows you how to evaluate, examine, and test installed security controls in the world of threats and potential breach actions surrounding all industries and…
By Lon J. Berman CISSP, RDRP The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is in the process of preparing Special Publication (SP) 800-37 Rev 2 for publication. As you may know, NIST SP 800-37 is the publication that defines the Risk Management Framework (RMF) roles, responsibilities and life cycle process. A review of the…
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, RDRP I’m sure by now you’ve at least familiarized yourself with NIST 800- 171, “Protecting Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations.” What wasn’t made clear was how DoD will evaluate a contractor’s System Security Plan (SSP). In May, DoD released draft DoD Guidance for Reviewing System Security Plans and…
From May 7 – 10, 2018, IT Dojo will be bringing RMF for DoD IT training to Pensacola, FL! Our last course that ran there a few months ago was in such high demand that we decided to come back! This instructor-led course will get you up to speed on what to expect as you…
By P. Devon Schall, CISSP, RDRP During a recent RMF literature search, I came across an interesting article titled “RMF Applied to Modern Vehicles”. The article was published by Charlie McCarthy and Kevin Harnett in 2014 and sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The overall goal of the research was to collect…
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, RDRP NIST 800-53, and specifically Security Control CM-6, requires an organization to a. Establish and document configuration settings for information technology products employed within the information system using [Assignment: organizationdefined security configuration checklists] that reflect the most restrictive mode consistent with operational requirements; b. Implement the configuration settings; c. Identify, document,…
By P. Devon Schall, CISSP, RDRP With the addition of Step 0 to the RMF life cycle, we decided to make this month’s top ten list based on preparation. Preparation is often one of the most overlooked aspects of RMF. The road to an ATO is often paved with unexpected setbacks, these setbacks can be…
By Kathryn Daily, CISSP, RDRP If you heard a whooshing sound on New Years Eve, that was probably the deadline for compliance with NIST 171 flying by. A lot of you might be asking “What is NIST 171?” NIST 171 is a set of requirements documented in the NIST Special Publication 800-171 (Protecting Controlled Unclassified…
Note: This post is about the Routing and Switching CCNA exam, not the other specializations. The first time I ever took the CCNA exam was somewhere during the year 2000. That’s bordering on seventeen years ago. Not sure when I got so old… I often tell my students that the CCNA exam back in those…
In my moderately cynical view, vendor certification exists for one reason: To enable vendors to sell more stuff. Cisco, Microsoft, Amazon and VMWare (and all vendors, really) need people to be certified in the use of their products because it enables their salespeople to be able to come into a prospective customer’s office and say,…