CGRC · Question #295
Which of the following is a goal of Public Law? Response:
The correct answer is D. Complete, reliable, and trustworthy information for Authorizing Officials. Public Law, particularly FISMA (Federal Information Security Modernization Act), aims to provide complete, reliable, and trustworthy information to Authorizing Officials to support their risk-based decision-making.
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Which of the following is a goal of Public Law? Response:
Options
- AReduce cost of security controls
- BCompartmentalization of security information to increase security within departments of the
- CEnsure that Authorizing Officials do not have budgetary authority over the systems they provide
- DComplete, reliable, and trustworthy information for Authorizing Officials
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A6% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D90% (45)
Why each option
Public Law, particularly FISMA (Federal Information Security Modernization Act), aims to provide complete, reliable, and trustworthy information to Authorizing Officials to support their risk-based decision-making.
Reducing the cost of security controls is often desirable but not the primary stated goal of public law regarding information security, which focuses on effectiveness and risk management.
Compartmentalization is a security technique, but not an overarching goal of public law, which typically promotes information sharing where appropriate for risk management.
Public law does not specifically dictate that Authorizing Officials should lack budgetary authority; rather, it focuses on their responsibility for risk acceptance.
Public Laws like FISMA aim to ensure federal agencies manage information security effectively, providing Authorizing Officials with necessary complete, reliable, and trustworthy information to make informed risk-based decisions about system operation and acceptance of residual risk.
Concept tested: Goals of federal information security laws (e.g., FISMA)
Source: https://www.nist.gov/privacy-framework/federal-information-security-modernization-act-2014-fisma
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