FISMA Certification and Accreditation Handbook

Chapter 8 Performing and Preparing the Self-Assessment

Topics in this chapter:

Objectives

Designing the Survey

Questions for Self-Assessment Survey

“True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.”

—Winston Churchill

Introduction

Most agencies require a security self-assessment only in the off years when C&A packages are not required for submission. Performing a security self-assessment ...