Managing Information Security Risk

NIST Special Publication 800-39, Managing Information Security Risk, is the flagship document in the series of information security standards & guidelines. It provides guidance for an integrated, organization-wide program for managing information security risk resulting from the operation & use of federal information systems. It provides a structured, yet flexible approach for managing risk that is intentionally broad-based, with the specific details of assessing, responding to, & monitoring risk on an ongoing basis provided by other supporting NIST publications. This guidance is not intended to replace or subsume other risk-related approaches that organizations have implemented or intend to implement addressing areas of risk management covered by other requirements. Rather, the risk management guidance described herein is complementary to & should be used as part of a more comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program.