Announcing a step-by-step guide to the CMS Risk Management Framework
What is the RMF?
The Risk Management Framework (RMF) from NIST provides a structured yet flexible process for managing risk throughout a system’s life cycle. It plays a key role in the steps we take at CMS to authorize and continuously monitor our information systems and keep them safe. The specific ways we apply these steps at CMS is known as the CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF).
New handbook: Audit and Accountability (AU)
Why we have an AU policy
Early in December, the ISPG Policy Team published a new Audit and Accountability (AU) handbook as part of the growing collection of security and privacy handbooks on CyberGeek.
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Assess Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Prepare Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Monitor Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Authorize Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Implement Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Select Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
CMS Risk Management Framework (RMF): Categorize Step
What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the RMF to provide a structured, flexible process to manage risk throughout a system’s life cycle. Using the RMF process helps CMS authorize and monitor our information systems and keep them safe.
The RMF is made up of 7 steps:
Audit and Accountability (AU) Handbook
Introduction
Audit and accountability (AU) controls at CMS ensure compliance, data security, and individual accountability.
These AU controls monitor, investigate, and document system activity, supporting event analysis, anomaly detection, and prevention of future incidents.
Framework and Compliance
CMS’s audit and accountability practices follow federal guidelines, including: