FISMA Compliance
The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) is a federal law that was enacted as part of the Electronic Government Act of 2002. FISMA defines a cybersecurity framework of guidelines and security standards for protecting government information and information systems. It requires federal agencies and their contractors to implement and maintain security measures to protect sensitive data. Private businesses that want to secure government contracts that include handling government data need to demonstrate FISMA compliance. Noncompliance can result in losing federal funds.
NIST standards largely serve as the foundation for FISMA compliance. For private contractors to demonstrate compliance, they must:
- Implement relevant NIST 800-53 security controls based on one of the Low, Medium, or High impact levels.
- Complete the Security Assessment & Authorization (A&A) process for approval.
- Obtain an Authorization to Operate (ATO) from the agency they work with.
- Execute continuous monitoring & annual reporting.
FISMA compliance is complex. Don’t go at it alone. CompliancePoint has a team of experienced cybersecurity professionals who can guide your organization through the entire FISMA process, reducing your workload so you can spend more time running and growing your business.
Our Approach
Identify
Readiness Assessment
Analyze how your existing security posture measures up to FISMA requirements to identify gaps that must be remediated to achieve compliance. Establish a corrective action plan and prioritize your remediation efforts.
Mitigate
Control Design & Implementation
Leverage the depth and breadth of our experience to design and implement the NIST 800-53 controls that are appropriate for your organization.
Monitor
Program Management
Combine our expertise and cutting-edge technology to effectively monitor your in-scope systems for rapid identification of incidents and maintaining compliance.
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Our Focus
Our FISMA compliance services focus on helping customers streamline their compliance efforts by meeting the program requirements.
Security Assessment Preparation
Determine the objective and scope of the organization’s security program and allocate the resources needed to conduct an assessment.
Information System Inventory
Inventory all the organization’s information systems and identify the integrations between these information systems and other systems within their network.
Risk Categorization
Categorize data and information systems by risk levels utilizing the FIPS 199 standard to ensure that sensitive information and the systems that hold it have the highest level of security.
System Security Plan
Develop and maintain a security plan that covers the implementation of security controls and policies.
Security Controls
Identify and implement the NIST 800-53 controls relevant to your organization, systems, and impact level.
Risk Assessments
Follow NIST guidelines and conduct risk assessments to identify security risks at the organizational, business process, and information system levels.
Assessment Analyzation
Analyze the results of security and risk assessments to identify gaps and vulnerabilities. Develop strategies to close those gaps.
Our Focus
Our FISMA compliance services focus on helping customers streamline their compliance efforts by meeting the standard’s top requirements.
Security Assessment Preparation
Determine the objective and scope of the organization’s security program and allocate the resources needed to conduct an assessment.
Risk Categorization
Categorize data and information systems by risk levels utilizing the FIPS 199 standard to ensure that sensitive information and the systems that hold it have the highest level of security.
Information System Inventory
Inventory all the organization’s information systems and identify the integrations between these information systems and other systems within their network.
System Security Plan
Develop and maintain a security plan that covers the implementation of security controls and policies.
Security Controls
Identify and implement the NIST 800-53 controls relevant to your organization, systems, and impact level.
Risk Assessments
Follow NIST guidelines and conduct risk assessments to identify security risks at the organizational, business process, and information system levels.
Assessment Analyzation
Analyze the results of security and risk assessments to identify gaps and vulnerabilities. Develop strategies to close those gaps.
Benefits of CompliancePoint's FISMA Services
Objective & knowledgeable assessments
Proven techniques and strategies
Cost savings
No personnel certification costs
Target high-priority tasks
Access to cutting-edge tools & technology
Extensive state, federal, and military experience
Security awareness training
Institutionalize your security processes
Control design & automation
Objective & knowledgeable assessments
Proven techniques and strategies
Cost savings
No personnel certification costs
Target high-priority tasks
Access to cutting-edge tools & technology
Extensive state, federal, and military experience
Security awareness training
Institutionalize your security processes
Control design & automation
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