Federal Cloud Computing: The Definitive Guide for Cloud Service Providers

538 Pages·2017·7.37 MB·English

by  Matthew Metheny

Federal Cloud
Computing
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Federal Cloud
Computing
The Definitive Guide for
Cloud Service Providers
Second Edition
Matthew Metheny
Technical Editor
Waylon Krush
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Contents
Aboutthe Author...................................................................................................xiii
Aboutthe Technical Editor.....................................................................................xv
Forewordby WilliamCorrington.........................................................................xvii
Forewordby JimReavis.........................................................................................xix
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the federal cloud computing
strategy..........................................................................1
Introduction....................................................................................1
AHistorical View of Federal IT...................................................6
The Early Years and the Mainframe Era..................................7
Shifting to Minicomputer..........................................................9
Decentralization:TheMicrocomputer
(“PersonalComputer”)............................................................10
Transitioning toMobility........................................................11
Evolution ofFederal ITPolicy...............................................13
Cloud Computing:DriversinFederal IT Transformation.........23
Driversfor Adoption...............................................................25
Cloud Benefits.........................................................................28
DecisionFrameworkfor Cloud Migration..................................30
Selecting Services toMove tothe Cloud...............................31
Provisioning Cloud Services Effectively................................32
Managing Services Rather Than Assets..................................33
Summary......................................................................................33
References....................................................................................33
CHAPTER 2 Cloud computing standards........................................35
Introduction..................................................................................35
Standards Development Primer...................................................39
Cloud Computing Standardization Drivers.................................42
Federal Laws and Policy.........................................................43
AdoptionBarriers....................................................................44
Identifying Standards for Federal Cloud Computing
Adoption......................................................................................45
Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
and Other Community-Driven Organizations.........................48
Standards Inventory.................................................................48
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Summary......................................................................................57
References....................................................................................57
CHAPTER 3 A case for open source..............................................59
Introduction..................................................................................59
Open Source Software and the Federal Government.................63
Open Source Software Adoption Challenges:
Acquisition andSecurity.............................................................68
Acquisition Challenges............................................................68
Security Challenges.................................................................71
Open Source Software and Federal Cloud Computing..............72
Summary......................................................................................75
References....................................................................................76
CHAPTER 4 Security and privacy in public cloud computing......79
Introduction..................................................................................79
Security andPrivacy in the Contextofthe Public Cloud..........81
Federal Privacy Laws and Policies.........................................83
Privacy Act of1974.................................................................86
Federal Information Security Modernization Act(FISMA).......88
OMB Memorandum Policies.......................................................89
Safeguarding Privacy Information..............................................90
Privacy Controls......................................................................94
Data Breaches, Impacts, and Consequences.........................109
Security andPrivacy Issues.......................................................112
Summary....................................................................................113
References..................................................................................113
CHAPTER 5 Applying the NIST risk management framework.....117
Introduction toFISMA..............................................................117
Purpose...................................................................................117
Roles andResponsibilities.....................................................119
Risk Management FrameworkOverview.................................125
TheRole ofRisk Management.............................................126
TheNISTRMF andthe System DevelopmentLife Cycle..128
NIST RMF Process....................................................................128
Information System Categorization......................................131
Security Controls Selection...................................................146
Security Controls Implementation........................................159
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SecurityControls Assessment...............................................161
Information System Authorization........................................166
SecurityControls Monitoring................................................175
Summary....................................................................................182
References..................................................................................182
CHAPTER 6 Risk management......................................................185
Introduction toRisk Management.............................................185
Federal Information Security Risk Management Practices......188
Overview ofEnterprise-WideRisk Management.....................191
Components ofthe NIST Risk Management Process..........191
Multitiered Risk Management...............................................195
NISTRisk Management Process...............................................198
Framing Risk.........................................................................199
AssessingRisk.......................................................................200
Responding toRisk................................................................202
MonitoringRisk.....................................................................203
Comparing the NISTand ISO/IEC Risk Management
Processes....................................................................................204
Summary....................................................................................209
References..................................................................................209
CHAPTER 7 Comparison of federal and international
security certification standards...............................211
Introduction................................................................................211
Overview ofCertification and Accreditation............................212
Evolution ofthe Federal C&A Processes.............................214
Towards a Unified Approach to C&A..................................220
NISTand ISO/IEC Information Security Standards.................222
Boundary andScopeDefinition............................................225
SecurityPolicy.......................................................................226
Risk Management Strategy (Context)...................................227
Risk Management Process.....................................................227
SecurityObjectives andControls..........................................228
Summary....................................................................................236
References..................................................................................236