Information Security Continuous Monitoring Iscm For Federal Information Systems And Organizations

Download or read book Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations written by K. L. Dempsey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-137 “Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Federal Information Systems and Organizations guideline is to assist organizations in the development of a continuous monitoring strategy and the implementation of a continuous monitoring program providing visibility into organizational assets, awareness of threats and vulnerabilities, and visibility into the effectiveness of deployed security controls. It provides ongoing assurance that planned and implemented security controls are aligned with organizational risk tolerance as well as the information needed to respond to risk in a timely manner should observations indicate that the security controls are inadequate.~