This Information Security Handbook provides a broad overview of information security program elements to assist managers in understanding how to establish and implement an information security program. Typically, the organization looks to the program for overall responsibility to ensure the selection and implementation of appropriate security controls and to demonstrate the effectiveness of satisfying their stated security requirements. The topics within this document were selected based on the laws and regulations relevant to information security, including the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, the...
This Information Security Handbook provides a broad overview of information security program elements to assist managers in understanding how to estab...
The Security Guide for Interconnecting Information Technology Systems provides guidance for planning, establishing, maintaining, and terminating interconnections between information technology (IT) systems that are owned and operated by different organizations. The guidelines are consistent with the requirements specified in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Appendix III, for system interconnection and information sharing. A system interconnection is defined as the direct connection of two or more IT systems for the purpose of sharing data and other information...
The Security Guide for Interconnecting Information Technology Systems provides guidance for planning, establishing, maintaining, and terminating inter...
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The purpose of the system security plan is to provide an overview of the security requirements of the system and describe the controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements. The system security plan also delineates responsibilities and expected behavior of all individuals who access the system. The system security plan should be viewed as documentation of the structured process of planning adequate, cost-effective security protection for a system. It should reflect input from various managers with responsibilities concerning the system, including information owners, the system...
The purpose of the system security plan is to provide an overview of the security requirements of the system and describe the controls in place or pla...
The purpose of this publication is to help educate readers about the security standards included in the HIPAA Security Rule. It provides a brief overview of the HIPAA Security Rule, directs the reader to additional NIST publications on information security, and identifies typical activities an agency should consider in implementing an information security program.
The purpose of this publication is to help educate readers about the security standards included in the HIPAA Security Rule. It provides a brief overv...
