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RM.2.141
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Control Acronym
RM
Family
Risk Management
CMMC Level
2
800-171 Control #
3.11.1
CMMC Description
Periodically assess the risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, and individuals, resulting from the operation of organizational systems and the associated processing, storage, or transmission of CUI.
CMMC Clarification
Risk arises from anything that can reduce an organization’s assurance of mission/business success * cause harm to image or reputation * or harm individuals, other organizations, or the Nation. Organizations should assess the risk to their operations and assets at regular intervals. Areas where weakness or vulnerabilities could lead to risk may include: * poorly designed and executed business processes * inadvertent actions of people, such as disclosure or modification of information * intentional actions of people, such as insider threat and fraud * failure of systems to perform as intended * failures of technology * external events, such as natural disasters, public infrastructure and supply chain failures. An organization can perform a formal or an informal risk assessment. In a formal risk assessment, you use established criteria and procedures. Formal risk assessments are documented. It is important to note that risk assessments differ from vulnerability assessments (See RM.2.142). A vulnerability assessment provides input to a risk assessment along with other information such as results from likelihood analysis and analysis of potential treat sources. Example You help manage IT for your employer. You and your team members are working on a big government contract requiring you to store CUI. You assess the risk involved with storing CUI. You consider storing that information with a cloud provider. You and your coworkers discuss the pros and cons of this option. Then, you use these details to make the final decision about using a cloud provider.
800-171 Description
Periodically assess the risk to organizational operations (including mission, functions, image, or reputation), organizational assets, and individuals, resulting from the operation of organizational systems and the associated processing, storage, or transmission of CUI.
800-171 Discussion
Clearly defined system boundaries are a prerequisite for effective risk assessments. Such risk assessments consider threats, vulnerabilities, likelihood, and impact to organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals based on the operation and use of organizational systems. Risk assessments also consider risk from external parties (e.g., service providers, contractors operating systems on behalf of the organization, individuals accessing organizational systems, outsourcing entities). Risk assessments, either formal or informal, can be conducted at the organization level, the mission or business process level, or the system level, and at any phase in the system development life cycle. [SP 800-30] provides guidance on conducting risk assessments.
Other Source Discussion
N/A
CIS Control References
NIST 800-53 Control Ref.
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4 RA-3
CMMC Derived
NIST CSF Control References
NIST 800-171 References
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 1 3.11.1
Applicable FAR Clause
NIST CSF Control Reference
NIST CSF v1.1 ID.RA-1, ID.RA-4, DE.AE-4, RS.MI-3
CERT RMM Reference
CERT RMM v1.2 RISK:SG4
Modification of NIST 800-171B Reference
NIST 800-171B Reference
UK NCSCCyber Reference
AS ACSC Reference
Sub-Criterias
Assessment Sub-Criteria 1
RM.2.141.[a] the frequency to assess risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals is defined; and
Assessment Sub-Criteria 2
RM.2.141.[b] risk to organizational operations, organizational assets, and individuals resulting from the operation of an organizational system that processes, stores, or transmits CUI is assessed with the defined frequency.