Glossary and Acronym List

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 199 Security Categorization

The FIPS 199 Security Categorization process addresses the first task required by the Risk Management Framework (RMF) to develop standards for categorizing information and information systems. Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (link is external) (NIST), FIPS 199 establishes security categories for information and information systems with regard to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The security categories are based on the potential damage to an organization that are likely to occur should certain events jeopardize the information systems' ability to function.

NIH Security Assessment Tool (NSAT)

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