• Online, Self-Paced

This course will provide Executives, Assessors, Analysts, System Administrators and students with the foundational knowledge to understand NIST 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- List the 800-53 control families
- Describe where 800-53 belongs in the RMF process
- Explain the need for a common risk framework
- Demonstrate the selection of a baseline
- Contrast 800-53 revisions
- Differentiate the components of an 800-53 control
- Interpret common, hybrid, & system controls
- Select the applicable 800-53 controls for a system

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Risk Management
  • Legal Advice and Advocacy

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.