NIST SP 800-53 is a framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that provides guidelines and best practices for securing federal information systems and protecting the privacy of individuals whose information these systems handle. The Special Publication has gone by several different names. NIST initially released Special Publication 800-53 in 2005 under the title “Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems,” updated it in 2009 to “Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations,” and most recently removed…
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