Exploring What Is Required to Attain NIST 800-171 Compliance

Exploring What Is Required to Attain NIST 800-171 Compliance

Federal contractors have no doubt heard about the NIST 800-171. As Dark Cubed tells us, the certification deals with ensuring that controlled unclassified information (CUI) doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. The Department of Defense defines CUI as information...
4 Critical Elements of the NIST Risk Management Framework

4 Critical Elements of the NIST Risk Management Framework

The world has become heavily dependent on technology. To deal with the challenges, the NIST risk management framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology was developed. As the NIST explains, their risk management framework (RMF) incorporates...