IQ-Core Continuous Monitoring Manager

Implementation of Continuous Monitoring (CM) is a requirement of the NSA Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program, that must be met prior to approval and deployment of CSfC solutions.

In CSfC, CM is implemented as part of a holistic, risk management and defense-in-depth information security strategy integrated into CSfC architectures. Organizations designing CSfC solutions and implementing CM capabilities must use information gathered from CM capabilities to take appropriate risk mitigation actions regarding the operation of CSfC systems.

The NSA Continuous Monitoring Annex to CSfC capability packages provides guidance for the collection and analysis of network and security data to enable CM within a deployed CSfC solution. In CSfC’s data-in-transit multi-layered approach to encryption, failure of one or more components may result in observable network behavior that significantly deviates from established baselines.

IQ-Core® Continuous Monitoring Manager offers the fastest and least expensive method to meet requirements for CSfC infrastructure.

IQ-Core CMM includes security sensors, data collection and security information, and event management (SIEM) technologies required to meet CSfC requirements. IQ-Core CMM, like all PacStar CSfC solutions, is delivered to customers as a complete solution. The system is configured, locked down, and tested to function in accordance with CSfC capability packages and annexes.