What you will learn
NIST SP 800-171 is a cybersecurity framework of 110 controls in 14 families published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This learning path will teach you how to comply with the requirements of NIST 800-171. You will understand what CUI is and how to identify it; what a nonfederal information systems is; how to understand each of the 110 requirements in the framework and satisfy each of them if necessary; how to create a Body of Evidence (BOE) including Organizational Policy or Procedures; a System Security Plan (SSP) and Plans of Action and Milestones (POAM). Upon completion of this course, you will have the knowledge and skills to implement the controls required by the NIST 800-171 framework and build your BOE.
Syllabus
Review the the DFARS requirement that led to NIST 800-171
Course — 00:31:00
K0037, K0054, K0165, K0195, S0147, S0171, S0278
An overview of the DFARS requirement to protect Controlled Unclassified Information and the history led to the development of NIST 800-171, including key terminology you need to know.
Understanding the NIST 800-171 controls
Course — 01:25:54
Understanding and implementing the 110 NIST 800-171 controls.
Understand and create policies and plans
Course — 00:15:37
In this course, you will understand and create the necessary policies and plans.
Create a System Security Plan (SSP) for implemented controls
Course — 00:45:34
In this course, you will understand and create an SSP.
Create a Plan of Action and Milestones for unimplemented controls
Course — 00:11:48
In this course, you will understand and create a POAM.
NIST 800-171 and CMMC
Course — 00:29:31
In this course, you will learn about the CMMC and how it relies largely on the 110 security requirements of NIST SP 800-171 including the scoring a Basic Assessment using the NIST SP 800-171 requirements.
Putting it all together
Course — 01:15:34
In this course, we review what we’ve learned and put it all together.
NIST 800-171 Skill Assessment
Assessment — 50 questions — 00:25:00

Meet the author
Dave Hatter is an accomplished, enthusiastic, award-winning technology professional and servant leader with more than 30 years of software development, cybersecurity, and project management experience. He has earned numerous industry certifications including CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP, CSSLP, Security+, Network+, MS Azure Fundamentals, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PSM 1, PSD 1, and ITIL Foundation V3 and holds a BS in Information Systems from NKU. He has written or contributed to 12 technology books, written more than 100 technology related articles and has been quoted in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Money, MSNBC, Salon, Reader’s Digest, MSN, Business Insider, The Street, Yahoo!Money, The Ladders, Dice.com, InfoWorld, ComputerWorld, CIO, CSO, CIO Update, Search CIO, Digital Trends, Tech Beacon, CyberNews, Lifewire and GearBrain.
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Should you complete this learning path, you’ll be able to download a certificate of completion. Use this to claim your CPEs or CPUs.
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