NIST 800-171 · Awareness and Training

Requirement 3.2.3

SPRS weight
SPRS weight: 1
POA&M eligibility
POA&M-eligible
Assessment objectives
2 assessment objectives

Official requirement text

Provide security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat.

Assessment objectives

Assessors don’t evaluate the requirement as one sentence; they walk these objectives one by one. Each must be met for the requirement to score.

  1. 3.2.3[a]potential indicators associated with insider threats are identified.
  2. 3.2.3[b]security awareness training on recognizing and reporting potential indicators of insider threat is provided to managers and employees.

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NIST 800-171 3.2.3 explained — Awareness and Training | Valontir