The federal environment is subject to a number of regulatory layers. Compliance with laws, regulations, and policies is required.
Compliance with regulatory requirements is essential. Laws contain both broad regulations that apply to the entire federal government and its overall mission, as well as specific legislation issued for federal agencies. Regulatory responsibilities flow down from the federal government to the agency, division, and, eventually to the specific information system.
Federal government regulatory laws, policies, and regulations are unavoidable. In terms of cybersecurity, regulations stipulate that every information system inside the federal government must comply and align with cybersecurity standards, including NIST 800-53. SteelToad’s assessors will analyze the security controls using the NIST 800-53A assessment methodology, to determine the level of conformance to each security control.
SteelToad’s team will assess the information system security processes in relation to the security controls in NIST 800-53 standards. An assessment is a valuable tool for validating compliance with security measures and, as a result, demonstrating how an organization complies with system, agency, and department rules, policies, federal laws, and regulations.
