One key point that I took from FIPS 200 is that the document does cover many minimum-security requirements, 17 in total. From limiting information systems to authorized users in access control to personal security with hiring individuals who are trustworthy and meet certain requirements. Finishing off with organizations periodically accessing risk in the risk assessment section of the requirements. With each information system having to assess a rating for an impact from low, moderate or high these organizations have a security control baseline to meet.
One key point in the reading was that the policies and procedures play an important role in the effective implementation of enterprise-wide information security programs within the federal government and the success of the resulting security measures employed to protect federal information and information systems. Thus, organizations must develop and promulgate formal, documented policies and procedures governing the minimum-security requirements set forth in this standard and must ensure their effective implementation. Operational, and technical aspects of protecting federal information and information systems.
FIPS 200 defines the minimum security requirements for federal information systems. There are a total of 17 security areas. The management, operation and technology of the joint insurance information system are designed: (1.) Access control, (2.) awareness and training, (3. ) audit and accountability; (4.) certification, accreditation, and security assessment; (5.) configuration management; (6.) contingency planning; (7.) identification and certification; (8.) accident response; (9.) (10.) media protection; (11.) physical and environmental protection; (12.) planning; (13.) personnel security; (14.) risk assessment Evaluation; (15.) system and service acquisition; (16 .) system and communication protection; (17.) system and information integrity. Moreover, it is important to note that businesses need to refer to NIST SP 800-53 to determine which controls should be applied in relation to the previously identified levels to ensure that meet minimum requirements.
In FIPS 200 section 3 Minimum Security Requirements (page 2) the publication details 17 specifications of minimum security requirements. One of these requirements is the protection of media, which calls for “organizations to protect information systems media, both paper and digital; limit access to information on information system media to authorized users, and sanitize or destroy information system media before disposal or release for reuse.
It’s important to note the inclusion of paper, in addition to digital media, when implementing security controls. This can get forgotten and it’s proper management is equally important. Clear desk policies that limit what information can be printed and stored visibly can help to secure paper assets, in addition to limiting the ability to print sensitive documents using file permissions. This can be audited by walking through offices before the start of the work day and looking for any unsecured paper media on user’s desks.
Hi Matthew, this is very much true as it is often forgotten but your post made me remember about the clear desk policies at my past employer and this was to prevent any type of information being stolen or used for mal intentions.
FIPS 200 Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems
Key point for me was under section 3 MINIMUM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
“Audit and Accountability (AU): Organizations must: (i) create, protect, and retain information system audit records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful, unauthorized, or inappropriate information system activity; and (ii) ensure that the actions of individual information system users can be uniquely traced to those users so they can be held accountable for their actions”
This is a key point to me because Accountability is crucial in my opinion when talking about IT Security, we must be able to identify each threat and where its coming from, and being able to hold people accountable will help tremendously in the fight to keep systems secure.
I believe one of the AU controls (I could be wrong about the security control family) asks if the system/device displays logon banners before use. This makes it clear to the end user what type of system they are using and any misuse can result in legal action. This both actively deters bad actors from using systems that they should have no permissions to; otherwise, they could not only enter an environment that they are not authorized in. But also make the legal claim that they did not receive the knowledge that it was a federal system in the first place. This has consequences to the organization since it doesn’t protect their data and holding the end user accountable would be impossible.
FIPS 200 specifies the minimum security requirements for non-military federal information and it was implemented to manage the security prone areas of Information assets and information systems for all federal agencies and the need for the cia triad objectives. It assesses the critical impact of information breaches with the high, moderate and low impact analysis in explanation of data breach perhaps . It is a guideline for information systems and is a mandatory security requirement standard by NIST in accordance to FISMA.
Yes this comes after FIPS 199 to specify minimum security requirements for 17 related areas. I like how it helps companies implementing policies and procedures within all departments for a good management. We need great applications but we also need people to manage or control them to limit the risk.
The reading notes that it’s essential to have formalized policies & procedures as they play an important role in the effective implementation of enterprise wide information security programs. Not only will policies outline the required steps that need to be performed but they also provide awareness to new personnel on how the organization operates in order to meet security requirements. Once any policy and/or procedure document is developed and implemented it should be reviewed on a periodic basis to ensure it’s appropriateness.
The key point I retained from this reading is that FIPS 200 created after FIPS 199 covers specific security areas in protecting information and information system against fraud or hackers. FIPS 199 is to categorize information based on their impact levels (low, moderate, high) and FIPS 200 is to specify minimum security requirements related to areas like access control, awareness and training, audit and accountability, contingency planning identification and authentication but all these areas counted 17 in total.
The purpose is to create, implement and monitor activities in the information system to make sure no other people except the ones within the organization can access documents or sensitive data in the system. Also, there is policies and procedures that are created to provide a roadmap for day-to-day operations. They ensure compliance with laws and regulations, give guidance for decision-making, and streamline internal processes.
I would say FIPS 200 minimum security requirements were created to protect against unauthorized users to access the system and focused on the 3 main objectives of the information system such as confidentiality, integrity and availability.
FIPS PUB 200 outlined in great detail the specifications for minimum security requirements. For example, “Awareness and Training (AT): Organizations must: (i) ensure that managers and users of organizational information systems are made aware of the security risks associated with their activities and of the applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, standards, instructions, regulations, or procedures related to the security of organizational information systems; and (ii) ensure that organizational personnel are adequately trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities” (2). I feel as though this requirement is very justifiable as we frequently refer to employees as being the “weakest link” in the security chain. Employee training is a critical line of defense as cybercriminals continue to prey on remote workers. With that being said, I think it is important for every employee to understand their role in security, and top management should be held accountable for encouraging a security culture. If you recall, last semester, Vacca chapter 33 identified two methodologies that can be used to effectively deliver security education and awareness training based on the role of an employee; either approach could be useful for an organization to attain a satisfactory cybersecurity posture.
FIPS 200 is the second of the mandatory security standard. This standard provides 17 specifications of minimum security requirements to support the executive agencies of the federal government. The purpose of this standard is to promote the development, implementation, and operation of more secure IS with a consideration of a cost-effective.
The purpose for FIPS 200 is stated on page 1 outlining the standards for categorizing information and information systems that is collected/maintained on behalf of each federal agency. The guideline recommends types of information and information systems to be included in each category along with the minimum information security requirements for each category. This helps specify minimum security requirements to promote a standard for development, implementation and operations.
The key takeaway from the FIPS Publication 200 document is the listing of the seventeen security-related areas that need protecting. It is interesting reading these seventeen areas that NIST decided best addressed security in a broad but balanced manner. It also became clear how important it is to properly categorize the systems as outlined by FIPS Publication 199 and then select the appropriate baseline from NIST Special Publication 800-53. Completing these first two steps successfully allows the organization to have the most cost-effective approach to their risk management for when they create policies and procedures using the seventeen security-related area controls as determined by the security control baseline.
The FIPS 200 provides a very brief list of minimum security requirements and their specifications for each security control family to be tailored by the NIST 800-53. These specifications are tailored based on the categorization of the federal information system. This document on its own is to promote the development of more secure information systems and ensure that federal organizations are doing their due diligence. There wasn’t much of a take-away from this reading other than this is a short and sweet directive to establish expectations for the Risk Management Framework process for federal information systems.
This document talks about the minimum-security requirements for federal agencies and information systems. The minimum security covered seventeen security related areas with confidentiality, integrity and availability of federal information and information systems. This document also explains about information system impact level for the security category where the acceptable values for potential impacts are low, moderate. and high.
These are key objectives
Access control
Awareness training
Certification, Accreditation and security assessments
Configuration management.
Planning, physical and environment protection.
Contingency planning
Identification and authentication,
System information integrity
Security Control selection
Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems page 8
There are 17 security-related areas that are covered in the minimum security requirements concerning protecting “the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of federal information systems and the information processed, stored, and transmitted by those systems” (FIPS PUB 200) They are as follows:
1. access control
2. awareness and training
3. audit and accountability
4. certification, accreditation, and security assessments
5. configuration management
6. contingency planning
7. identification and authentication
8. incident response
9. maintenance
10. media protection
11. physical and environmental protection
12. planning
13. personnel security
14. risk assessment
15. systems and services acquisition
16. system and communications protection
17. system and information integrity
The security-related area that was most notable to me is #6; which is contingency planning. I always say that you should have a contingency plan in your everyday life, no matter the scenario. In this case, it would mean implementing plans for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery for organizational information systems. This will ensure the availability of critical information resources and continuity of operations in emergency situations.
I like your explanation of contingency planning. For me, I focus more about access control. Strong access control is important because access control is considered the first line of defense, through the permission settings of managers, to ensure that employee or former staff do not violate discipline and steal company privacy information.
FIPS 200 outlines the security requirements for federal information and information systems. These requirements are broken down into the following sections:
Access Control (AC)
Awareness and Training (AT)
Audit and Accountability (AU)
Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessments (CA)
Configuration Management (CM)
Contingency Planning (CP)
Identification and Authentication (IA)
Incident Response (IR)
Maintenance (MA)
Media Protection (MP)
Physical and Environmental Protection (PE)
Planning (PL)
Personnel Security (PS)
Risk Assessment (RA
System and Services Acquisition (SA)
System and Communications Protection (SC)
System and Information Integrity (SI)
Federal agencies first use FIPS 199 to categorize information and then use NIST SP 800-53 to select controls that align with the assigned impact levels. adequately cover the requirements laid out in FIPS 200.
“Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems” identifies specific requirements for 17 different security-related areas regarding protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. According to the publication, federal agencies are expected to meet this set of criteria, and the purpose is to protect the important information security systems and economic and national security of the U.S.
Categorizing information and systems collected and maintaining it should be based on objectives and provided with a level of risk. The impact levels should be listed as a low, medium, or high and adapted specifically for each particular information system. The 17 different specification areas include AC, AT, AU, CA, CM, CP, IA, IR, MA, MP, PE, PL, PS, RA, SA, SC, SI.
Reading FIPS 200, a key takeaway I I gathered from this article is the minimum security requirements for seventeen security-related areas in regards to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, & availability of federal information systems & the information processed, stored, & transmitted by those systems. Of those seventeen systems, although all important, a few stood out to me in particular. First, Access Control (AC) which states that organizations must limit information system access to authorized users, something that we talked a lot about last semester. Another one that stood out to me is Contingency Planning (CP), which states that organizations must establish, maintain, & effectively implement plans for emergency response, backup operations, & post disaster recovery for organizational information systems.
One key point that I took from FIPS 200 is that the document does cover many minimum-security requirements, 17 in total. From limiting information systems to authorized users in access control to personal security with hiring individuals who are trustworthy and meet certain requirements. Finishing off with organizations periodically accessing risk in the risk assessment section of the requirements. With each information system having to assess a rating for an impact from low, moderate or high these organizations have a security control baseline to meet.
One key point in the reading was that the policies and procedures play an important role in the effective implementation of enterprise-wide information security programs within the federal government and the success of the resulting security measures employed to protect federal information and information systems. Thus, organizations must develop and promulgate formal, documented policies and procedures governing the minimum-security requirements set forth in this standard and must ensure their effective implementation. Operational, and technical aspects of protecting federal information and information systems.
FIPS 200 defines the minimum security requirements for federal information systems. There are a total of 17 security areas. The management, operation and technology of the joint insurance information system are designed: (1.) Access control, (2.) awareness and training, (3. ) audit and accountability; (4.) certification, accreditation, and security assessment; (5.) configuration management; (6.) contingency planning; (7.) identification and certification; (8.) accident response; (9.) (10.) media protection; (11.) physical and environmental protection; (12.) planning; (13.) personnel security; (14.) risk assessment Evaluation; (15.) system and service acquisition; (16 .) system and communication protection; (17.) system and information integrity. Moreover, it is important to note that businesses need to refer to NIST SP 800-53 to determine which controls should be applied in relation to the previously identified levels to ensure that meet minimum requirements.
In FIPS 200 section 3 Minimum Security Requirements (page 2) the publication details 17 specifications of minimum security requirements. One of these requirements is the protection of media, which calls for “organizations to protect information systems media, both paper and digital; limit access to information on information system media to authorized users, and sanitize or destroy information system media before disposal or release for reuse.
It’s important to note the inclusion of paper, in addition to digital media, when implementing security controls. This can get forgotten and it’s proper management is equally important. Clear desk policies that limit what information can be printed and stored visibly can help to secure paper assets, in addition to limiting the ability to print sensitive documents using file permissions. This can be audited by walking through offices before the start of the work day and looking for any unsecured paper media on user’s desks.
Hi Matthew, this is very much true as it is often forgotten but your post made me remember about the clear desk policies at my past employer and this was to prevent any type of information being stolen or used for mal intentions.
FIPS 200 Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems
Key point for me was under section 3 MINIMUM SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
“Audit and Accountability (AU): Organizations must: (i) create, protect, and retain information system audit records to the extent needed to enable the monitoring, analysis, investigation, and reporting of unlawful, unauthorized, or inappropriate information system activity; and (ii) ensure that the actions of individual information system users can be uniquely traced to those users so they can be held accountable for their actions”
This is a key point to me because Accountability is crucial in my opinion when talking about IT Security, we must be able to identify each threat and where its coming from, and being able to hold people accountable will help tremendously in the fight to keep systems secure.
Hi Jason,
I believe one of the AU controls (I could be wrong about the security control family) asks if the system/device displays logon banners before use. This makes it clear to the end user what type of system they are using and any misuse can result in legal action. This both actively deters bad actors from using systems that they should have no permissions to; otherwise, they could not only enter an environment that they are not authorized in. But also make the legal claim that they did not receive the knowledge that it was a federal system in the first place. This has consequences to the organization since it doesn’t protect their data and holding the end user accountable would be impossible.
FIPS 200 specifies the minimum security requirements for non-military federal information and it was implemented to manage the security prone areas of Information assets and information systems for all federal agencies and the need for the cia triad objectives. It assesses the critical impact of information breaches with the high, moderate and low impact analysis in explanation of data breach perhaps . It is a guideline for information systems and is a mandatory security requirement standard by NIST in accordance to FISMA.
Hi Oluwaseun,
Yes this comes after FIPS 199 to specify minimum security requirements for 17 related areas. I like how it helps companies implementing policies and procedures within all departments for a good management. We need great applications but we also need people to manage or control them to limit the risk.
The reading notes that it’s essential to have formalized policies & procedures as they play an important role in the effective implementation of enterprise wide information security programs. Not only will policies outline the required steps that need to be performed but they also provide awareness to new personnel on how the organization operates in order to meet security requirements. Once any policy and/or procedure document is developed and implemented it should be reviewed on a periodic basis to ensure it’s appropriateness.
The key point I retained from this reading is that FIPS 200 created after FIPS 199 covers specific security areas in protecting information and information system against fraud or hackers. FIPS 199 is to categorize information based on their impact levels (low, moderate, high) and FIPS 200 is to specify minimum security requirements related to areas like access control, awareness and training, audit and accountability, contingency planning identification and authentication but all these areas counted 17 in total.
The purpose is to create, implement and monitor activities in the information system to make sure no other people except the ones within the organization can access documents or sensitive data in the system. Also, there is policies and procedures that are created to provide a roadmap for day-to-day operations. They ensure compliance with laws and regulations, give guidance for decision-making, and streamline internal processes.
I would say FIPS 200 minimum security requirements were created to protect against unauthorized users to access the system and focused on the 3 main objectives of the information system such as confidentiality, integrity and availability.
FIPS PUB 200 outlined in great detail the specifications for minimum security requirements. For example, “Awareness and Training (AT): Organizations must: (i) ensure that managers and users of organizational information systems are made aware of the security risks associated with their activities and of the applicable laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, standards, instructions, regulations, or procedures related to the security of organizational information systems; and (ii) ensure that organizational personnel are adequately trained to carry out their assigned information security-related duties and responsibilities” (2). I feel as though this requirement is very justifiable as we frequently refer to employees as being the “weakest link” in the security chain. Employee training is a critical line of defense as cybercriminals continue to prey on remote workers. With that being said, I think it is important for every employee to understand their role in security, and top management should be held accountable for encouraging a security culture. If you recall, last semester, Vacca chapter 33 identified two methodologies that can be used to effectively deliver security education and awareness training based on the role of an employee; either approach could be useful for an organization to attain a satisfactory cybersecurity posture.
FIPS 200 is the second of the mandatory security standard. This standard provides 17 specifications of minimum security requirements to support the executive agencies of the federal government. The purpose of this standard is to promote the development, implementation, and operation of more secure IS with a consideration of a cost-effective.
The purpose for FIPS 200 is stated on page 1 outlining the standards for categorizing information and information systems that is collected/maintained on behalf of each federal agency. The guideline recommends types of information and information systems to be included in each category along with the minimum information security requirements for each category. This helps specify minimum security requirements to promote a standard for development, implementation and operations.
The key takeaway from the FIPS Publication 200 document is the listing of the seventeen security-related areas that need protecting. It is interesting reading these seventeen areas that NIST decided best addressed security in a broad but balanced manner. It also became clear how important it is to properly categorize the systems as outlined by FIPS Publication 199 and then select the appropriate baseline from NIST Special Publication 800-53. Completing these first two steps successfully allows the organization to have the most cost-effective approach to their risk management for when they create policies and procedures using the seventeen security-related area controls as determined by the security control baseline.
The FIPS 200 provides a very brief list of minimum security requirements and their specifications for each security control family to be tailored by the NIST 800-53. These specifications are tailored based on the categorization of the federal information system. This document on its own is to promote the development of more secure information systems and ensure that federal organizations are doing their due diligence. There wasn’t much of a take-away from this reading other than this is a short and sweet directive to establish expectations for the Risk Management Framework process for federal information systems.
This document talks about the minimum-security requirements for federal agencies and information systems. The minimum security covered seventeen security related areas with confidentiality, integrity and availability of federal information and information systems. This document also explains about information system impact level for the security category where the acceptable values for potential impacts are low, moderate. and high.
These are key objectives
Access control
Awareness training
Certification, Accreditation and security assessments
Configuration management.
Planning, physical and environment protection.
Contingency planning
Identification and authentication,
System information integrity
Security Control selection
Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems page 8
There are 17 security-related areas that are covered in the minimum security requirements concerning protecting “the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of federal information systems and the information processed, stored, and transmitted by those systems” (FIPS PUB 200) They are as follows:
1. access control
2. awareness and training
3. audit and accountability
4. certification, accreditation, and security assessments
5. configuration management
6. contingency planning
7. identification and authentication
8. incident response
9. maintenance
10. media protection
11. physical and environmental protection
12. planning
13. personnel security
14. risk assessment
15. systems and services acquisition
16. system and communications protection
17. system and information integrity
The security-related area that was most notable to me is #6; which is contingency planning. I always say that you should have a contingency plan in your everyday life, no matter the scenario. In this case, it would mean implementing plans for emergency response, backup operations, and post-disaster recovery for organizational information systems. This will ensure the availability of critical information resources and continuity of operations in emergency situations.
Hi Joshua,
I like your explanation of contingency planning. For me, I focus more about access control. Strong access control is important because access control is considered the first line of defense, through the permission settings of managers, to ensure that employee or former staff do not violate discipline and steal company privacy information.
FIPS 200 outlines the security requirements for federal information and information systems. These requirements are broken down into the following sections:
Access Control (AC)
Awareness and Training (AT)
Audit and Accountability (AU)
Certification, Accreditation, and Security Assessments (CA)
Configuration Management (CM)
Contingency Planning (CP)
Identification and Authentication (IA)
Incident Response (IR)
Maintenance (MA)
Media Protection (MP)
Physical and Environmental Protection (PE)
Planning (PL)
Personnel Security (PS)
Risk Assessment (RA
System and Services Acquisition (SA)
System and Communications Protection (SC)
System and Information Integrity (SI)
Federal agencies first use FIPS 199 to categorize information and then use NIST SP 800-53 to select controls that align with the assigned impact levels. adequately cover the requirements laid out in FIPS 200.
“Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information and Information Systems” identifies specific requirements for 17 different security-related areas regarding protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. According to the publication, federal agencies are expected to meet this set of criteria, and the purpose is to protect the important information security systems and economic and national security of the U.S.
Categorizing information and systems collected and maintaining it should be based on objectives and provided with a level of risk. The impact levels should be listed as a low, medium, or high and adapted specifically for each particular information system. The 17 different specification areas include AC, AT, AU, CA, CM, CP, IA, IR, MA, MP, PE, PL, PS, RA, SA, SC, SI.
Reading FIPS 200, a key takeaway I I gathered from this article is the minimum security requirements for seventeen security-related areas in regards to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, & availability of federal information systems & the information processed, stored, & transmitted by those systems. Of those seventeen systems, although all important, a few stood out to me in particular. First, Access Control (AC) which states that organizations must limit information system access to authorized users, something that we talked a lot about last semester. Another one that stood out to me is Contingency Planning (CP), which states that organizations must establish, maintain, & effectively implement plans for emergency response, backup operations, & post disaster recovery for organizational information systems.