NIST SP800-53 Security and Privacy

NIST-SP800-53-Security-and-Privacy-Controls-for-Information-Systems-and-Organizations

Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Reference: SP800-53 Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations – Revision 5 (Draft) [PDF]

Published on: August 2017

NIST Special Publication 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations is a comprehensive catalog of security controls developed for use with all U.S. federal information systems. Because of it’s comprehensiveness, it became one of the key references for information systems security in other governments around the globe as well as businesses.

In the public draft release of the latest revision (Revision 5) of the SP800-53, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers guidance on coping with the emerging challenges posed by IoT.