Information security continuous monitoring (ISCM) practices are defined by the the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) special publication (SP) 800-137, and are required for compliance with FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53 and CMMC.
To implement ICSM, organizations must maintain ongoing awareness of their information security practices, vulnerabilities and threats within their technology environment. But while continuous monitoring provides superior security and compliance over the long-term, it can also be challenging to implement.
With certification for NIST 800-171 and 800-53, DataLock has the expertise you need to develop and implement an ongoing continuous monitoring program tailored for your industry and business needs.
Continuous Monitoring Services
DataLock provides the full range of capabilities required to develop an ISCM program from scratch, carry out continuous monitoring processes and continually assess the program for effectiveness in compliance with the requirements laid out by NIST SP 800-137.
1. Risk Assessment
Define an ISCM strategy customized for your business by establishing risk tolerance that maintains clear visibility into assets, awareness of vulnerabilities, up-to-date threat information, and mission/business impacts.
2. ICSM Program Development
Determine the metrics, status monitoring frequencies, control assessment frequencies and ICSM technical architecture required to meet your continuous monitoring requirements.
3. ICSM Program Implementation
Implement the technical architecture developed for your continuous monitoring program, collecting security-related information for metrics, assessments and reporting. Wherever possible, we automate processes with tools like vulnerability and network scanners.
4. Analysis and Reporting
Analyze data and report findings, determining the appropriate response. When necessary, we will carry out interviews and collect information to supplement existing monitoring data.
5. Ongoing Remediation
Take action in response to assessment findings, and aid decision makers in mitigating technical, management and operational vulnerabilities or accepting risk when justified by business constraints.
Key Continuous Monitoring Benefits
- Maintain Compliance – fully meet your continuous monitoring requirements under FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST 800-53 and CMMC. Reassure customers and stakeholders of your commitment to their safety and your ability to comply with government regulations.
- Reduce Risk – protect your revenue and bottom line over the long term by eliminating the biggest risks to your data and sensitive assets; continual monitoring and compliance will not only prepare you for the cyber threats of today, but the cyber threats of tomorrow.
- Real-Time Visibility – by following the monitoring and assessment requirements outlined in NIST 800-137, we give you better visibility into the security failures occurring throughout your organization and help you to better understand your IT infrastructure from day to day.
- Better Decision Making – make better decisions about where to apply risk management practices, change operational strategies or overhaul IT infrastructure based on real-time visibility into risks.
- Leverage Automation – by bringing automation into your risk-based control environment and replacing manual processes with automated ones, we reduce the long-term costs of risk management and the time required for ongoing compliance.