Free DIACAP AND NIST C&A Webinars on "Doing More with Less"

June 18, 2012 - PRLog -- Dynetics, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions to customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, federal civilian agencies and a range of commercial sectors, today announced a summer series of complimentary webinars on a streamlined approach to managing DIACAP 8500.2 and NIST SP 800-53 certification and accreditation (C&A) and compliance.

Dynetics senior cybersecurity analyst Greg Jackson will present details on this proven business process for DIACAP and the NIST Risk Management Framework, which enables budget-constrained stakeholder organizations to “do more with less.” Jackson will demonstrate this approach using Dynetics AssuredCompliance™ to complete the C&A/compliance process in 70 percent less time than currently required, while delivering capabilities for enterprise management, adapting to changing cybersecurity standards and continuous monitoring.  The webinars are set for June 20, June 27, July 11 and July 18. (See schedule of webinars and topics below).

Topics covered in the webinars include the following:

•Consistent, repeatable C&A business process that eliminates data silos, repetitive manual input of data and use of spreadsheets to eliminate 70 percent of current C&A manual labor

•Ways in which time and labor savings permit government organizations to reduce overall costs or repurpose scarce resources in today’s budget environment

•Automation and centralization of DIACAP and NIST SP 800-53 C&A and compliance management throughout the enterprise

•Dynamic creation of C&A/compliance management dashboards for enterprise-wide visibility and manageability of compliance status and risks

•Auto-generation and dynamic management of system security plans, security assessment reports, scorecards, plans of action and milestones (POA&Ms) and standard and custom reports

•Support for all C&A activities, self-assessments prior to independent verification & validation to near real-time continuous monitoring of compliance and risks over time  

•Implementation of an efficient transition from DIACAP 8500.2 to NIST 800-53 or the Defense Information Assurance Risk Management Framework (DIARMF), where and when applicable

Schedule of Webinars:

June 20, Noon EDT: Using a Single Database for Enterprise C&A/Compliance Management
June 27, 1 p.m. EDT: Conducting C&A Self-Assessments to Prepare for IV&V
July 11, 11 a.m. EDT:  Managing Dynamic Scorecards, POA&Ms and Reports
July 18, 1 p.m. EDT:  Maintaining Situational Awareness with Continuous Monitoring
Individuals interested in the webinars should visit assuredcompliance.dynetics.com or email assuredcompliance@dynetics.com to register for one or more of the Do More with Less webinars or to get more details on AssuredCompliance.

About Dynetics AssuredCompliance:
Built on a data-centric approach to information security compliance, C&A, risk management and continuous monitoring, AssuredCompliance equips government agencies and other organizations to efficiently collect, format, analyze and use DIACAP 8500.2 and NIST 800-53 security controls information. As a result, most C&A and risk management tasks can be automated, eliminating 70 percent or more of manual labor dedicated to these activities; scorecards, plans of action and milestones, reports and other deliverables can be created and managed dynamically; organizational security status can be monitored continuously through unparalleled visibility of enterprise-wide risk information; and, thanks to consistent, repeatable business processes facilitated by AssuredCompliance, organizations can focus limited time, energy and resources on their primary missions, rather than on carrying out inefficient C&A/risk management processes.