FISMA Compliance Handbook: Second Edition

This comprehensive book instructs IT managers to adhere to federally mandated compliance requirements. FISMA Compliance Handbook Second Edition explains what the requirements are for FISMA compliance and why FISMA compliance is mandated by federal law. The evolution of Certification and Accreditation is discussed.

This book walks the reader through the entire FISMA compliance process and includes guidance on how to manage a FISMA compliance project from start to finish. The book has chapters for all FISMA compliance deliverables and includes information on how to conduct a FISMA compliant security assessment.

Various topics discussed in this book include the NIST Risk Management Framework, how to characterize the sensitivity level of your system, contingency plan, system security plan development, security awareness training, privacy impact assessments, security assessments and more. Readers will learn how to obtain an Authority to Operate for an information system and what actions to take in regards to vulnerabilities and audit findings.

FISMA Compliance Handbook Second Edition, also includes all-new coverage of federal cloud computing compliance from author Laura Taylor, the federal government’s technical lead for FedRAMP, the government program used to assess and authorize cloud products and services.

Includes coverage for both corporate and government IT managers

Learn how to prepare for, perform, and document FISMA compliance projects

This book is used by various colleges and universities in information security and MBA curriculums.

1: What Is Certification and Accreditation? 2 FISMA Trickles into the Private Sector  3: FISMA Compliance Methodologies 4: Understanding the FISMA Compliance Process 5: Establishing a FISMA Compliance Program 6: FISMA Compliance Project Management 7: Preparing the Hardware and Software Inventory 8: Determining the Information Sensitivity Level 9: Addressing Security Awareness and Training Requirements 10: Addressing End-User Rules of Behavior 11: Addressing Incident Response 12: Performing Security Testing 13: Conducting a Privacy Impact Assessment 14: Performing the Business Impact Analysis 15: Developing the Contingency Plan 16: Preparing the Security Assessment Report 17: Developing a Configuration Management Plan 18: Preparing the System Security Plan  19: Before Submitting Your Documents 20: Evaluating the Security Assessment Package for Authorization  21: Addressing Compliance Findings 22: FedRAMP and Cloud Computing