Regardless of viewpoints on FISMA, many trust that when SP800-53 is followed, information assurance does improve. DoD and Federal government agencies will use SP800-53 and those that do so as an opportunity to improve security rather than to conduct a fill-out-the-form exercise will benefit. They will establish a level of security due diligence. The private sector would do well to follow suit.
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Dr Paul J. Brusil, PhD, MD graduated from Harvard University with a joint degree in Engineering and Medicine. He has authored more than 100 papers and book chapters in his distinguished career and worked in a wide range of industry and government sectors as a respected security network management and program management consultant. He is on the editorial boards of several journals including the Journal of Network and Systems Management and is a Lead Instructor for the Master of Science in Information Assurance at Norwich University.