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Which of the following NIST Special Publication documents provides a guideline on questionnaires and checklists through which systems can be evaluated for compliance against specific control objectives?
NIST SP 800-26 (Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information Technology Systems) provides a guideline on questionnaires and checklists
through which systems can be evaluated for compliance against specific control objectives.
Answer A, E, C, D, and F are incorrect. NIST has developed a suite of documents for conducting Certification & Accreditation (C&A).
These documents are as follows:
NIST Special Publication 800-37: This document is a guide for the security certification and accreditation of Federal Information
Systems.
NIST Special Publication 800-53: This document provides a guideline for security controls for Federal Information Systems.
NIST Special Publication 800-53A. This document consists of techniques and procedures for verifying the effectiveness of security
controls in Federal Information System.
NIST Special Publication 800-59: This document is a guideline for identifying an information system as a National Security System.
NIST Special Publication 800-60: This document is a guide for mapping types of information and information systems to security
objectives and risk levels.