What’s important to note about the IMPLEMENT step within the NIST RMF for DoD Contractors?
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Per NIST, it is important that the controls are implemented correctly and operate as expected to protect the system. The Implement step focuses on the implementation of the security and privacy controls. This is where a large part of the work must be done in terms of the overall NIST RMF steps as policies, procedures, and processes needed to be formalized and documented, with security, technical, and operational controls implemented.
Federal contractors often quickly realize that a large amount of remediation work must be done as control gaps and weaknesses become apparent when walking through the selection of control families from the NIST SP 800-53 publication. Simply stated, an organization cannot (and should not) advance to the next NIST RMF step (ASSESS) and undertake an independent assessment by a third-party without remediating control gaps.
Trusted Providers of NIST RMF Services & Solutions
Arlington offers the following NIST RMF services & solutions to DoD and other federal contractors:
- Compliance Reporting for FedRAMP, FISMA, eMASS, CMMC, 800-171, ITAR/EAR, and more.
- Scoping & Gap Assessments
- Policies & Procedures Development
- Program Documentation Development
- System Security Plans (SSP)
- Security Assessment Reports (SAR)
- Remediation Assistance
- ATO Assistance
