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Purpose
NIST 800-53 is a security control catalog for the federal Risk Management Framework.
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Control Baselines
NIST 800-53B defines 3 security control baselines: low, moderate, and high. The impact baseline determines the number of security controls a system has to account for.
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NIST 800-37
NIST 800-37 defines the federal Risk Management Framework (RMF). RMF uses the security controls of NIST 800-53.
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FISMA & FedRAMP
Both FISMA and FedRAMP use the security controls of NIST 800-53.
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20 Control Families
NIST 800-53 groups its security requirements into 20 families including access control, configuration management, and supply chain risk management.
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Organization-Defined Parameters
Organization-Defined Parameters are variables within a security control's text that can be populated by many sources including laws, agency policy, mission needs, etc.
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What is the purpose of NIST 800-53?
NIST 800-53 provides a catalog of security controls for federal systems.
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