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FISMA Moderate Impact
FISMA Moderate impact level applies to federal information systems where a security breach would result in significant adverse effects on organizational operations, assets, or individuals. Moderate is the most common categorization for federal systems and requires approximately 285 NIST 800-53 baseline controls. Tyndora automates control implementation, assessment, and continuous monitoring.
Moderate Impact — Significant Adverse Effect
Systems where loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability would have serious adverse effects. This is the most common FISMA impact level for federal systems.
Moderate Impact Characteristics
- Confidentiality: Serious adverse effect if disclosed
- Integrity: Serious adverse effect if modified
- Availability: Serious adverse effect if disrupted
- Control Baseline: ~285 NIST 800-53 controls (Moderate baseline, Rev 5)
Typical Moderate Impact Systems
- ✓ Public-facing citizen services
- ✓ Financial and payment systems
- ✓ Systems with PII (personally identifiable information)
- ✓ Operational government systems
- ✓ Systems supporting agency missions
Moderate Impact Control Implementation
NIST 800-53 Moderate baseline adds significant additional controls beyond Low
Enhanced Access Control
- ✓ Multi-factor authentication
- ✓ Role-based access control
- ✓ Least privilege enforcement
- ✓ Session lock and termination
Advanced Audit & Monitoring
- ✓ Comprehensive audit logging
- ✓ Audit review and analysis
- ✓ Automated monitoring
- ✓ Time-stamped records
System & Communications
- ✓ Encryption in transit and at rest
- ✓ Network segmentation
- ✓ Denial of service protection
- ✓ Boundary protection enhancements
Contingency & Recovery
- ✓ Contingency planning
- ✓ Alternate processing sites
- ✓ Backup testing
- ✓ Recovery time objectives
NIST 800-53 Control Families
The FISMA Moderate baseline draws from these NIST SP 800-53 families. Select any family to see representative controls and what each one requires.
Representative controls in plain language, not verbatim NIST text. The exact controls and enhancements that apply are set by the impact level; consult NIST SP 800-53B and the FedRAMP baselines for the authoritative set.
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