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Author(s) National Institute of Standards and Technology Abstract The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) recognized the importance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the United States. Title III of the E-Government Act, "Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002," tasked NIST with the responsibility of developing security standards and guidelines for the federal government. This standard—the second of two security standards mandated by FISMA—specifies minimum security requirements for information and information systems supporting the executive agencies of the federal government and a risk-based process for selecting the security controls necessary to satisfy the minimum security requirements. This standard will promote the development, implementation, and operation of more secure information systems within the federal government by establishing minimum levels of due diligence for information security and facilitating a more consistent, comparable, and repeatable approach for selecting and specifying security controls for information systems that meet minimum security requirements The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) recognized the importance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the United States. Title III of the E-Government Act, "Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002," tasked NIST with the... See full abstract The E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347) recognized the importance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the United States. Title III of the E-Government Act, "Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002," tasked NIST with the responsibility of developing security standards and guidelines for the federal government. This standard—the second of two security standards mandated by FISMA—specifies minimum security requirements for information and information systems supporting the executive agencies of the federal government and a risk-based process for selecting the security controls necessary to satisfy the minimum security requirements. This standard will promote the development, implementation, and operation of more secure information systems within the federal government by establishing minimum levels of due diligence for information security and facilitating a more consistent, comparable, and repeatable approach for selecting and specifying security controls for information systems that meet minimum security requirements Hide full abstract Keywords risk-assessment ; security controls ; security requirements Control Families Access Control ; Awareness and Training ; Audit and Accountability ; Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring ; Configuration Management ; Contingency Planning ; Identification and Authentication ; Incident Response ; Maintenance ; Media Protection ; Physical and Environmental Protection ; Planning ; Personnel Security ; Risk Assessment ; System and Services Acquisition ; System and Communications Protection ; System and Information Integrity Documentation Publication: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.200 Download URL Supplemental Material: None available Related NIST Publications: FIPS 199 Document History: 03/01/06: FIPS 200 (Final) Topics Security and Privacy audit & accountability , planning , risk management Laws and Regulations E-Government Act , Federal Information Security Modernization Act , Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 , OMB Circular A-130 HEADQUARTERS 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 X (link is external) facebook (link is external) linkedin (link is external) instagram (link is external) youtube (link is external) rss govdelivery (link is external) Want updates about CSRC and our publications? 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