All Episodes
Displaying 21 - 40 of 147 in total
Episode 21 — Audit and Accountability — Part One: Logging purpose, scope, and event taxonomy
Audit and accountability controls within NIST 800-53 ensure that system activities are recorded, traceable, and reviewable to detect misuse or policy violations. For e...
Episode 22 — Audit and Accountability — Part Two: Collection, transport, and retention patterns
Collecting and retaining audit records securely ensures that data remains accurate, complete, and accessible for analysis. Under NIST 800-53, audit records must be gen...
Episode 23 — Audit and Accountability — Part Three: Evidence, coverage checks, and pitfalls
Evidence for audit and accountability controls verifies that logging, review, and retention processes are functioning as described. Candidates preparing for the exam m...
Episode 24 — Audit and Accountability — Part Four: Advanced topics and metrics
Advanced auditing extends beyond compliance into proactive security intelligence. For the exam, candidates must grasp how metrics transform raw log data into actionabl...
Episode 25 — Configuration Management — Part One: Baselines, change control, and integrity
Configuration management defines how systems maintain secure, consistent, and verifiable states over time. In NIST 800-53, configuration controls ensure that every sys...
Episode 26 — Configuration Management — Part Two: Build patterns and approvals that scale
Building scalable configuration management processes requires defining repeatable patterns and governance checkpoints that sustain control integrity across diverse env...
Episode 27 — Configuration Management — Part Three: Evidence, sampling, and pitfalls
Evidence in configuration management proves that baselines are defined, implemented, and enforced. Candidates must recognize that sufficient evidence may include confi...
Episode 28 — Configuration Management — Part Four: Advanced topics and metrics
Advanced configuration management integrates continuous compliance verification, automated rollback, and predictive analytics to prevent drift before it occurs. For ex...
Episode 29 — Incident Response — Part One: Purpose, scope, and maturity markers
Incident response under NIST 800-53 defines how organizations detect, analyze, contain, and recover from cybersecurity events. For the exam, candidates must understand...
Episode 30 — Incident Response — Part Two: Implementation patterns and roles
Implementing incident response effectively requires aligning roles, processes, and tools around a clear command structure. For exam readiness, candidates must identify...
Episode 31 — Incident Response — Part Three: Evidence, timing, and pitfalls
Evidence in incident response must show what happened, when it happened, who acted, and how decisions were made. For the exam, focus on the principle that response art...
Episode 32 — Incident Response — Part Four: Advanced topics and metrics
Advanced incident response integrates automation, threat intelligence enrichment, and cross-domain rehearsals to compress dwell time and standardize outcomes. On the e...
Episode 33 — Risk Assessment — Part One: Categorization, context, and threats
Risk assessment in NIST 800-53 begins with system categorization, which anchors everything that follows by aligning confidentiality, integrity, and availability needs ...
Episode 34 — Risk Assessment — Part Two: Assessment practices and prioritization
Assessment practices convert contextual understanding into prioritized action. For the exam, distinguish qualitative methods that use calibrated scales from quantitati...
Episode 35 — Risk Assessment — Part Three: Evidence, registers, and pitfalls
Evidence in risk assessment demonstrates that inputs are accurate, analyses are reproducible, and decisions follow stated criteria. For exam readiness, focus on the ri...
Episode 36 — Risk Assessment — Part Four: Advanced topics and metrics
Advanced risk assessment techniques refine precision and speed without losing transparency. For exam purposes, candidates should understand how automation, analytics, ...
Episode 37 — System and Information Integrity — Part One: Purpose, scope, and outcomes
System and information integrity ensures that systems detect, report, and correct errors in a timely manner. Within NIST 800-53, this control family addresses how orga...
Episode 38 — System and Information Integrity — Part Two: Flaw remediation and protection patterns
Flaw remediation defines how organizations identify, prioritize, and correct vulnerabilities that threaten system integrity. NIST 800-53 requires a repeatable process ...
Episode 39 — System and Information Integrity — Part Three: Evidence, signals, and pitfalls
Evidence of system and information integrity proves that protective measures function consistently and effectively. For the exam, candidates must identify credible sou...
Episode 40 — System and Information Integrity — Part Four: Advanced topics and metrics
Advanced integrity programs combine analytics, automation, and threat intelligence to predict and prevent compromise before symptoms appear. For exam purposes, candida...