AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
Provide security awareness training within FedRAMP-defined timeframe of onboarding, on system change, and at least annually thereafter.
Source: FedRAMP High (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline), AT-2. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open FedRAMP High (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline) in the compliance library.
A FedRAMP baseline is a subset of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, enhancements included.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
- Learning platform completion report for new starters and the annual cohort with overdue users flagged · HR system / LMS
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Training records retained in the learning management system · HR system / LMS
- Attestation records signed at onboarding and annually · HR system / LMS
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- SSP AT-2 statement covering initial awareness training before access, retraining after major system change and the annual cycle including insider threat content · HR system / LMS
- Annual security awareness training curriculum and completion roster · HR system / LMS
- Role based training plan for privileged users and developers · HR system / LMS
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Contractors and third parties not enrolled in mandatory training
- Role based training not refreshed when job duties change
- Phishing failures not followed by remedial coaching
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Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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