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FISMA Reporting and NIST Guidelines

Overview The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance for performing C&A activities and to provide guidance to the associated level of effort required based on assurance requirements. Assurance is defined as a measure of confidence that the security features, attributes and functions enforce the security policy. Assurance can be established for operations (enterprises), systems, operational environments, and components or mechanisms.

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Publisher	SANS Institute	File Format	PDF
Date Published	August 2004	Downloads	7
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Standards, Security Management, Network Security

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