Data Security Related Links

Helpful Sites

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 Standard Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)external icon
• U.S. General Services Administration Software Purchase Agreementsexternal icon

Reference Documents

• CDC’s Registry Plus™ Security Features pdf icon[PDF-35KB]
• Moderate NIST Control Document pdf icon[PDF-400KB] outlines security reviews prior to the installation of software applications on CDC’s network
• Standards for Cancer Registries Volume III: Standards for Completeness, Quality, Analysis, Management, Security and Confidentiality of Data,external icon especially Chapter 6, “Security and Confidentiality”
• Memo M-06-16 pdf icon[PDF-118KB]external icon “Protection of Sensitive Agency Information” from the Executive Office of the President, OMB
• Memo M-07-16 pdf icon[PDF-227KB]external icon “Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information” from the Executive Office of the President, OMB