What is DIACAP compliance?
HomeManaged Threat Protection Regulatory Compliance DoDI 8500 Compliance. The DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) is the Department of Defense (DoD) process to ensure that risk management is applied on Information Systems (IS).
What are the phases of DIACAP?
The DIACAP is a five (5) phase process.
- Initiate and Plan Information Assurance certification and accreditation (C&A)
- Implement and Validate Assigned Information Assurance Controls.
- Make Certification Determination & Accreditation Decision.
- Maintain Authority to Operate and Conduct Reviews.
- Decommission.
Which standard has DIACAP been replaced by?
It was the first ever accreditation and certification standard used by DoD. It was developed in 1992 and was superseded by DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP).
What is RMF and Ato?
RMF is a security framework developed in late 2013 for the federal government… to replace the legacy Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process with a six-step lifecycle process used to obtain and maintain the Authority to Operate (ATO) federal systems.
When was DIACAP replaced?
As of May 2015, the DIACAP was replaced by the “Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT)”. Although re-accreditations via DIACAP continued through late 2016, systems that had not yet started accreditation by May 2015 were required to transition to the RMF processes.
What is DoD Risk Management Framework?
RMF brings a risk-based approach to the implementation of cybersecurity, supports cybersecurity integration early and throughout the system lifecycle, promotes reciprocity to the maximum extent possible and stresses continuous monitoring.
What is a DoD ATO?
Background. An Authorization to Operate (ATO) is a formal declaration by a Designated Approving Authority (DAA) that authorizes operation of a Business Product and explicitly accepts the risk to agency operations.
What is a POA&M?
NIST SP 800-115 under Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) A document that identifies tasks that need to be accomplished. It details resources required to accomplish the elements of the plan, milestones for meeting the tasks, and the scheduled completion dates for the milestones.
What is a FedRAMP ATO?
In case you need a refresher, FedRAMP (The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) is a U.S. government program that describes an approach to security assessments, authorization, and continuous monitoring for the U.S. Government use of commercial and U.S. Government operated cloud products and services.