Before you conduct an assessment, be aware of current
regulations, manuals, certificates, rules for that particular company
that you are assessing. Some of the many Rules/Regulations/Guides
can be found at the following sites: (Note that this is not an all-inclusive
list.)
Government/DoD
C4I http://www.cygnacom.com/certification/dod_acq.htm
DoD http://www.defenselink.mil/execsec/adr1999/apdx_k.html
.mil site
DoD 8500.2
DLM - Defense Logistics Management Standards Office site for numerous publications: http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/eLibrary/Manuals/other.asp .mil site
DoD 8500.2 http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/eLibrary/Manuals/other.asp .mil
site
DoD 8500.2 http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/policy/dod/d85002p.pdf
DoD 8500.1 and 2 http://www.eitoolkit.com/tools/initiation/info_assurance/10_8500_1_8500_2_dla_reference.ppt
DoD http://www.fcw.com/article78608-01-26-03-Print
DoDhttp://www.fcw.com/article78907-02-27-03-Web
DoD 8100.1 and 2 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/d81002_041404/d81002p.pdf .mil
site
DITSCAP http://www.cygnacom.com/certification/ditscap.htm
DCID 6/3 http://www.cygnacom.com/certification/dcid63.htm
DoD Publicatons:
DISA www.disa.mil .mil site
DoD 8500.2 Malicious Software http://iase.disa.mil/index2.html .mil site
DoD 8570.1
DCID 6/3 http://www.watchfire.com/securityzone/dcid.aspx
DITSCAP, Appendix Q http://www.i-assure.com/services/ditscap.htm
DSS Security Awareness http://www.dss.mil/training/salinks.htm#iss .mil site
FAR/DFAR http://www.acqnet.gov/far/
Section 508 Compliance Policy: http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuesAction=Content&ID=3
Office of Acquisition Management: http://oamweb.osec.doc.gov
GAO - General Accounting Office: http://www.gao.gov/sitemap.html
Global CERTS http://www.globalcerts.net/government.php
Information Assurance (IA) Controls DIACAP http://www.cygnacom.com/certification/ia_controls.htm
NIACAP http://www.cygnacom.com/certification/niacap.htm
Non-DoD http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/eLibrary/Manuals/nondod.asp
.mil site
Procurement Regulations: http://www.procurement-lawyer.com/regulations.htm
Regulations galore: http://www.regulations.gov/ and click on "Regulations by topic"
Security Assistance Act of 2002: http://www.disam.dsca.mil/pubs/USG/images/PDF/SAA%20OF%202002.htm .mil site
FEDERAL
FIPS Regulation- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip161-2.htm
FIPS Publications: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 199, Standards
for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems 199:
http://industries.bnet.com/whitepaper.aspx?scname=Enterprise+Architecture&scname=Enterprise+Architecture&x=40&docid=116702
FIPS 81 http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip81.htm
FIPS 140-1 http://www.entrust.com/resources/fips1401.htm
FIPS 140-2 Regulations http://www.corsec.com/docs.php
Office of the Federal Registery - GPO http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
OPM - Office of Personnel Management http://www.Opm.gov
Federal and Private Industry Publications
Federal Laws & Regulations (MS Word)
FIPS Pub 200 Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information
and Information Systems Dated Mar 2006
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips200/FIPS-200-final-march.pdf
FINANCE compliance (Sarbanes/Oxley Act of 2002):
http://www.concur.com/solutions/value/compliance/default.asp?c1=sox1&source=google&kw=sarbanes_oxley_act
http://www.aicpa.org/info/sarbanes_oxley_summary.htm
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (OMB A-130 Circular) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a130/a130trans4.html
OMB Regulations: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol.html
HEALTH:
Health Service Policies and Regulations: http://www.hhs.gov/
HIPAA Advisory: http://www.hipaamanager.com/hm/what.cfm
HIPAA.Org
INDUSTRY STANDARDS:
Cabinet Office:
IdeaBYte on Information Assurance: "http://images.telos.com/files/external/Xacta_Paving_New_Ground.pdf"
EMA IA: http://www.emainc.com/capabilities/infoassur.asp
INTERNET SECURITY:
Carnegie Mellon Internet Security Expertise:http://www.cert.org
NATIONAL:
Information Assurance Technical Framework (IATF): http://www.iatf.net/framework_docs/version-3_1/index.cfm
NIST 800 Series:
NIST 800-48 Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth, and Handheld Devices, November 2002:
Committee on National Security Systems: http://www.cnss.gov/instructions.html
NSA
Operational Security (OPSEC)
NSA:
DSS:
Acronyms: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/acronyms.cfm?MenuID=10
Acronyms: http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Note:
We realize that ".mil" sites are not accessible to everyone, so we have tried to give you a variety of links to assist you.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
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