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According to NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, security controls are broken down into how many control families Response:
The correct answer is B. 20. NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 categorizes security and privacy controls into 20 distinct control families.
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According to NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, security controls are broken down into how many control families Response:
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- A18
- B20
- C17
- D115
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(46 responses)- A2% (1)
- B91% (42)
- C4% (2)
- D2% (1)
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NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 categorizes security and privacy controls into 20 distinct control families.
18 control families was the number in NIST SP 800-53 Revision 4, not Revision 5.
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5, 'Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations,' organizes its extensive set of controls into 20 families. These families provide a logical and comprehensive structure for implementing and managing security and privacy safeguards across federal information systems and organizations.
17 is not the correct number of control families in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5.
115 is not the number of control families; it might be related to the number of individual controls, not families.
Concept tested: NIST SP 800-53 Control Families
Source: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-53r5.pdf
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