Testing and Assessment Strategies Paper

Assignment Content

1. Refer to NIST SP 800-53 (Rev. 4) for the 18 candidate security control families and associated security controls.
   
   
   Security Assessment must be incorporated into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in order to be a secure, integrated process. Testing of selected security controls ensures that applications meet business requirements, function as planned, and protect associated data securely from attack. A security assessment of the targeted environment identifies vulnerabilities that may cause a security breach and specifies the security controls that mitigate the vulnerabilities.
   
   
   For this assignment, use the organization you chose in Week 1.
   
   
   Part I: Mapping Vulnerabilities to Security Controls
   Choose 5 distinct security control families as specified in NIST SP 800-53 (Rev. 4) that are most applicable to your organization’s known vulnerabilities.
   
   
   Create a 1-page spreadsheet in Microsoft® Excel® that identifies the following criteria for each family:
   
   • Control ID
   • Control Name
   • Vulnerability
   • Recommended mitigation (refer to your Week 3 assignment; refine them for this mitigation)
   • Part II: Security Controls Testing
     Provide a 2- to 3-page table in Microsoft Word including each family, and describe the testing procedure that will mitigate the vulnerability. Annotate whether the testing procedure is an interview, observation, technical test, or a combination.
     
     
     Example of Security Controls Testing Table:
     
     
     
     
     Part III: Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning
     Provide a 1-page description of penetration testing and vulnerability scanning processes.
     
     
     Describe how they are used as part of the organization’s testing and assessment strategy.
     
     
     Format your citations according to APA guidelines.
     
     
     Submit your assignment.