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Dynamic Threat Awareness

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Requirements NIST SOURCE

Determine the current cyber threat environment on an ongoing basis using [means].

Discussion (NIST Supplemental Guidance)

The threat awareness information that is gathered feeds into the organization’s information security operations to ensure that procedures are updated in response to the changing threat environment. For example, at higher threat levels, organizations may change the privilege or authentication thresholds required to perform certain operations.

Implementation Guidance

Engineering Interpretation

Original engineering commentary written for this explorer — not NIST source text and not authoritative guidance.

No engineering interpretation has been authored for RA-3(3) yet. This section is architected to receive it — see the Requirements and Assessment sections above for the authoritative NIST source content in the meantime.

Assessment

NIST SP 800-53A REV 5.2.0

Assessment Objectives

  1. means to determine the current cyber threat environment on an ongoing basis;
  2. the current cyber threat environment is determined on an ongoing basis using <RA-03(03)_ODP means>.

Examine

[SELECT FROM: Risk assessment policy; security planning policy and procedures; procedures addressing organizational assessments of risk; risk assessment; risk assessment results; risk assessment reviews; risk assessment updates; risk reports; system security plan; other relevant documents or records].

Interview

[SELECT FROM: Organizational personnel with risk assessment responsibilities; organizational personnel with security responsibilities].

Test

[SELECT FROM: Organizational processes for risk assessment; mechanisms supporting and/or conducting, documenting, reviewing, disseminating, and updating the risk assessment].

Overlays

Showing the OT/ICS overlay for the parent control RA-3 — see the RA-3(3) entries within each baseline below.

OT/ICS Overlay SP 800-82r3

NIST SP 800-82r3 Appendix F, Table 22. Blank baseline means the control/control enhancement is not selected in that initial OT baseline.

LOW

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1)

MODERATE

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1)

HIGH

  • Base control: Included (matches standard baseline)
  • Included: (1)

STIGs & CCIs

No STIG checks or CCI mappings are currently loaded for RA-3(3). This section is architected to display, per product: STIG ID, Finding ID, Severity, Title, Description, Check, Fix, CCI, and NIST control mapping — but nothing is populated here until a real DISA STIG/CCI dataset is ingested.

Learn more about STIG/CCI integration →

Evidence

Potential Evidence — Derived

Categorized from the SP 800-53A "Examine"/"Test" artifact list above by keyword — not an authoritative NIST evidence list.

Policy

  • Risk assessment policy
  • security planning policy and procedures
  • system security plan

Testing

  • Organizational processes for risk assessment
  • mechanisms supporting and/or conducting, documenting, reviewing, disseminating, and updating the risk assessment

Other Records

  • procedures addressing organizational assessments of risk
  • risk assessment
  • risk assessment results
  • risk assessment reviews
  • risk assessment updates
  • risk reports
  • other relevant documents or records