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The Adventures of Blink S6e2: The Base Control [NIST 800-53 CM(3)]

Hey friends! Today on The Adventures of Blink, we're going to tackle the base control from NIST 800-53 CM-3... on our journey toward a better relationship between Engineering and Compliance teams!

CM-3 comprises a base control and 8 enhancements - today we'll address the base control, and upcoming episodes will dig into each enhancement.

In this episode, we'll explore the concept of a Baseline (well, two different unrelated concepts... 'cause THAT's not confusing... 🙃) and follow this basic format for building a bridge between our teams:

  • Read the control.
  • Look at how it's been misinterpreted in the past.
  • Explore a Developer-friendly means of meeting the control.

If you're a software engineer, you're going to learn how to communicate with "those Compliance folks". If you're "those Compliance folks"... I think you'll be surprised with just how deeply your engineering team actually cares about the stuff you're worried about.

Remember to 👍🏻, 💬, and subscribe... I love having you fellow adventurers on this journey with me and I want to open up dialogue!

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