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NIST 800-53 PS-2 Position Risk Designation Explained
PS-2 asks you to rate each role by risk and set screening rules to match. See how a smaller company can do this in a spreadsheet.
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NIST 800-53 PS-1 Personnel Security Policy: What to Write
PS-1 asks for a personnel security policy and procedures, an owner and regular review. See what auditors check and the common gaps.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-9 Risk Management Strategy: What a Plan Needs
PM-9 asks for an organization wide risk strategy covering security and privacy risk. See the contents, evidence and common gaps.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-8 Critical Infrastructure Plan Explained
PM-8 asks that security and privacy be part of a critical infrastructure protection plan. Learn who needs it and what to show.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-7 Enterprise Architecture with Security in It
PM-7 asks you to build security and privacy into your enterprise architecture. See what to document and how it links to PL-8.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-6 Measures of Performance: Pick Metrics That Hold
PM-6 asks you to develop, monitor and report security and privacy metrics. See which outcome measures stand up to an audit.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-5 System Inventory: List What You Run
PM-5 asks for an organization wide inventory of systems, kept current. See how it differs from component inventory and what to show.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-4 Plan of Action and Milestones: Track Fixes
PM-4 expects remediation plans with owners and dates, kept current and reported. See what a good POA&M looks like for a smaller team.
Oct 18, 20264 min read
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NIST 800-53 PM-32 Purposing: Is a System Doing Its Job?
PM-32 asks you to check that systems supporting essential services are used for their intended purpose. Here is what that looks like.
Oct 18, 20262 min read
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