The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) recognizes the importance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the United States. FISMA also delegates specific duties and responsibilities to the Computer Security division of the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide guidance in securing Federal information systems.
NIST Special Publications in the 800 series present documents of general interest to the computer security community. NIST SP 800 publication numbers of particular interest include the following:
