Choose Your Roadmap to Certification Part 2: Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) Compliance

 In this assignment, students will review the federal work sector requirements and executives/organizations process to prepare for FISMA compliance as required in the Modernization Act of 2014, protecting the nations’ critical information infrastructure. Provide a brief overview of the compliance process for the federal sector in a visual graphic format. Then, in a 750- to 1000-word paper, explain the following: The number of controls/sub-controls in the compliance requirement Reference to another framework that may be used in complement to facilitate meeting of compliance regulations. The authorization and accreditation process of FISMA How to apply the risk management framework to federal information systems through the FISMA process Make sure to reference academic or NIST official publications (most current year available via the Internet) or other relevant sources published within the last 5 years.