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NIST gives agencies tool to assess IT security programs

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a database to help agencies collect data needed to assess IT security programs and produce reports for action plans.The PRISMA database, which can be downloaded at http://prisma.nist.gov, is part of the Program Review for Information Security Management Assistance, a tool developed by NIST for reviewing the complex information security requirements and posture of federal information security programs. It brings together guidelines from NIST publications, federal standards, best practices and requirements in the Federal Information Security Management Act.

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