Build and explore CNSSI 1253 security control set baselines

This tool provides a clean, easy-to-use interface to navigate the NIST SP 800-53 security controls and build Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 1253 control set baselines. I built this app because there's really no good way to browse the CNSSI 1253 control set baselines. You can download the PDF at the CNSS's site, but that's no way to browse 100s of controls. This tool allows you to create a control set baseline using a CNSSI 1253 security categorization, and then export that control set as a much more useful CSV file.

Father, husband, tech nerd, and cybersecurity enthusiast--but this site is just about the last two!

I got started as a Linux Systems Administrator, working mainly with RHEL 5, 6, and 7. From there, I moved into the security space as a security controls engineer, and later as a security auditor. I now manage the cybersecurity program for a medium-sized organization in a heavily regulated sector.

My interests tend to focus on automation, open source technology, compliance (yes, that's right), and risk-based decision making. This site is an opportunity for me to explore all of those interests at once!