Re: ISO27001 vs NIST 800-171

[Don Murdoch <dmurdoch () REGENT EDU>]

James,
               I used to work for a Virginia consulting firm, and we did some work for a few U’s on the eastern 
seaboard. All of the work was centered around 800-171. To comply, we need to understand who the assessor is and what 
they would assess against – That’s 171 for CUI. For getting the job done in a more comprehensive fashion that should 
“wrap 171”, you could follow the IS0 std. It would be in your best interest to start w/ the objectives of 171 to make 
sure that you cover what you are likely to be assessed against, get those gap’s ID’d, and then expand out to the ISO 
control objectives / points.

               Some useful resources
               https://www.pivotpointsecurity.com/blog/achieving-nist-800-171-using-iso-27001/ - true this is 
attempting to sell services but you can get an idea of the thought process in what’s there
               https://security.vt.edu/policies/critical_security_controls.html - look at the mappings item
               https://export.virginia.edu/controlled-unclassified-information - nice CUI info


From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of James 
Farr
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 9:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] ISO27001 vs NIST 800-171

Chris,

This email is not a direct answer, but have you looked at the Information Security Program Assessment Tool? 
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2015/11/information-security-program-assessment-tool
This can help you map your progress to NIST and ISO.   Any framework is better than no framework.

James Farr ’05 G’12
Director of Information Security and Network Specialist
Utica College
jfarr () utica edu<mailto:jfarr () utica edu>
315-223-2386




From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV 
EDUCAUSE EDU>> On Behalf Of Davis, Chris
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2018 9:21 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU<mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>
Subject: [SECURITY] ISO27001 vs NIST 800-171

Can anyone provide me a quick and dirty compare/contrast between the two?  Which is more appropriate for a higher 
education setting seeking to comply with the various regulatory requirements typically found in higher ed?

Thanks!

Chris


Christopher Davis, Ph.D.
Chief Information Officer
Assistant Professor of Education
Apple Teacher
Lourdes University
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