FISMA

Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Compliance

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In 2002 the FISMA was signed into law. The primary purpose of FISMA is to provide a comprehensive framework to ensure effective information security controls are in place for all federal agencies and affiliates. FISMA replaced the Government Information Security Reform Act (GISRA) and the Computer Security Act of 1987 with permanent mandates that strengthen computer and network security.

FISMA places the onus squarely on agencies and their partners to develop information security risk assessments and mitigation strategies. As part of FISMA compliance, agencies and departments should implement ways to track the contents of all outgoing email.

Classifying email by applying labels and metadata presents an obvious opportunity for governments’ efforts to manage and control electronic communications. Through the use of security procedures and server-based content scanning which complement email labelling, government can ensure that private or confidential information is protected from unintended or illegal disclosure, while ensuring citizen’s timely and cost effective access to public records and personal information under fair disclosure legislation.

TITUS solutions enable government agency to demonstrate controls for FISMA risk reduction.

TITUS provides a comprehensive FISMA data loss prevention solution for any government organization or affiliate that needs to reduce the risk of compromising the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of sensitive data.
TITUS is the leading provider of email and document classification software solutions helping Veterans Affairs, USAF, and Dow Corning. TITUS solutions force classification of email and documents making it easier for organizations to manage and protect their information.

FISMA Solutions Include:

Data Classification

Message Classification
Classifies, labels, and protectively marks email in Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web Access, and mobile devices. This allows organizations to comply by ensuring every email is classified and protectively marked before being sent.

Classification for Microsoft Office
Classifies, labels, and protectively marks documents in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This allows organizations to comply by ensuring every document is classified and protectively marked before being saved or printed.

Classification for Desktop
Classifies any file type in Windows Explorer, including Adobe PDF, multimedia files, and CAD documents.

SharePoint Security

Metadata Security
Restricts access to documents in SharePoint based on the document’s metadata properties in order to ensure the right people are seeing the right information.

Document Policy Manager
Applies visual labels to existing and new documents automatically in order to help comply with marking requirements. Converts documents to Adobe PDF to protect against unauthorized editing of sensitive information.