THE BEST SOLUTION FOR 800-171 SUCCESS
by David Trout When working in the federal IT space, next to proactive security, compliance is everything. Thousands of pages of requirements exist between the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) [...]
NIST CONTROL REQUIREMENTS SEEM VAGUE?
By David Trout NIST 800-171 security controls are purposely designed to be broad, so that individual contractors can adapt them to their operations. While this non-specific approach supports a [...]
WHAT DO I DO IF I HAVE IDENTIFIED 800-171 GAPS?
By Chor-Ching Fan Finding areas where your security controls are lacking does not mean NIST 800-171 compliance is out of reach. If you are unable to meet all NIST [...]
NIST 800-171 COMPLIANCE…ARE WE THERE YET?
By Chor-Ching Fan The adage “your greatest strength is also your worst weakness” applies to compliance frameworks too. NIST 800-171 requirements were designed to be flexible, which turns out [...]