ISC2 ISSEP Exam - Topic 5 Question 53 Discussion

FISMA and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) require all general support systems and major

applications to be fully certified and

accredited before they are put into production. General support systems and major applications are

also referred to as information systems

and are required to be reaccredited every three years.

Answer option B is incorrect. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), known

between 1901 and 1988 as the National

Bureau of Standards (NBS), is a measurement standards laboratory which is a non-regulatory agency

of the United States Department of

Commerce. The institute's official mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial

competitiveness by advancing measurement science,

standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.

Answer option D is incorrect. The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly

announced standards developed by the United

States federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government

contractors. Many FIPS standards are modified

Some FIPS standards were originally developed by the U.S. government. For instance, standards for

encoding data (e.g., country codes), but

more significantly some encryption standards, such as the Data Encryption Standard (FIPS 46-3) and

the Advanced Encryption Standard (FIPS

197). In 1994, NOAA (Noaa) began broadcasting coded signals called FIPS (Federal Information

Processing System) codes along with their

standard weather broadcasts from local stations. These codes identify the type of emergency and

the specific geographic area (such as a

county) affected by the emergency.