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Appendix F: niSt
Document Applicability
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The details of the first two columns in Table F.1 are from the
Guide to NIST Infor-
mation Security Documents
. he use of the NIST standards is not ubiquitous, but
notable in anticipation of its growing popularity as a baseline for developing infor-
mation assurance solutions in the U.S. government, U.S. critical infrastructure,
and use by many commercial organizations in the United States. Table F.1 presents
NIST standards within the SMP framework. You may use this table to record
standards relevant to your organization along with a description of applicability.
Be sure to cover who, what, why, when, where, and how the standards apply. If you
prefer different standards than NIST, the SMP framework is still a good organizing
tool to record applicable standards in context of the area they address.
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