Independent Security Assessment Sample Clauses

Independent Security Assessment. The state agency shall submit to OCSE a copy of a recent independent security assessment every four years. Refer to the Office of Child Support
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Independent Security Assessment. The state agency must submit to OCSE a copy of a recent independent security assessment every four years. Refer to the Office of Child Support Enforcement Division of Federal Systems Security Requirements for State Agencies Receiving National Directory of New Hires Data, section VI, for additional guidance. If major organizational or system framework changes are required after OCSE approves the state’s independent security assessment, it is vital for the state to notify OCSE of the changes before implementing them. The state will also need to provide an independent security assessment of the major system changes to OCSE before the system can be approved to access the NDNH.
Independent Security Assessment. Every three years, the state agency must arrange for an independent security assessment of the business processes involving FPLS information and child support program information and the computer systems storing and processing FPLS information and child support program information. The independent security assessment must be conducted by an unbiased, outside entity and must include information on the management, operational, and technical security controls defined within this security agreement. The independent security assessment must also include detailed findings (if any) and recommendations to improve the state agency’s plans, procedures, and practices. The state agency must make such a report available to OCSS, upon request. The following assessments are acceptable: • Internal Revenue Service Safeguard Review ReportSocial Security Administration Independent Validation and Verification • A review conducted by an independent state auditing agency such as the State Office of the Inspector General • A review conducted by an independent auditing firm hired by the state agency The results of these independent security assessments must be incorporated into the state agency’s respective reporting in the state’s Biennial Security Review Report as required by federal regulations at 45 C.F.R. § 95.621. If major organizational, system framework, hardware, and operating software changes have taken place since the previous independent security assessment, a new independent security assessment must be conducted within six months of the change. The state agency must make such reports available to OCSS, upon request. Policy/Requirements Traceability: OMB M-23-03, Fiscal Year 2023 Guidance on Federal Information Security and Privacy Management Requirements, December 2, 2022; OMB Circular A-130, Appendix I; 45 C.F.R. §§ 95.621(f)(3) and (6), and 305.60

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