AT-03 Role-based Training
Awareness and Training
Description
a. Provide role-based security and privacy training to personnel with the following roles and responsibilities: [Assignment: organization-defined roles and responsibilities]: 1. Before authorizing access to the system, information, or performing assigned duties, and [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] thereafter; and 2. When required by system changes; b. Update role-based training content [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] and following [Assignment: organization-defined events]; and c. Incorporate lessons learned from internal or external security incidents or breaches into role-based training.
Supplemental Guidance
Organizations determine the content of training based on the assigned roles and responsibilities of individuals as well as the security and privacy requirements of organizations and the systems to which personnel have authorized access, including technical training specifically tailored for assigned duties. Roles that may require role-based training include senior leaders or management officials (e.g., head of agency/chief executive officer, chief information officer, senior accountable official for risk management, senior agency information security officer, senior agency official for privacy), system owners; authorizing officials; system security officers; privacy officers; acquisition and procurement officials; enterprise architects; systems engineers; software developers; systems security engineers; privacy engineers; system, network, and database administrators; auditors; personnel conducting configuration management activities; personnel performing verification and validation activities; personnel with access to system-level software; control assessors; personnel with contingency planning and incident response duties; personnel with privacy management responsibilities; and personnel with access to personally identifiable information. Comprehensive role-based training addresses management, operational, and technical roles and responsibilities covering physical, personnel, and technical controls. Role-based training also includes policies, procedures, tools, methods, and artifacts for the security and privacy roles defined. Organizations provide the training necessary for individuals to fulfill their responsibilities related to operations and supply chain risk management within the context of organizational security and privacy programs. Role-based training also applies to contractors who provide services to federal agencies. Types of training include web-based and computer-based training, classroom-style training, and hands-on training (including micro-training). Updating role-based training on a regular basis helps to ensure that the content remains relevant and effective. Events that may precipitate an update to role-based training content include, but are not limited to, assessment or audit findings, security incidents or breaches, or changes in applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines.
Changes from Rev 4
Title changed from 'Role-Based Security Training' Adds privacy to control text, to imply training includes privacy, as well as security; adds text to incorporate lessons learned from internal or external security or privacy incidents into training Adds parameter requiring role-based security and privacy training for personnel with specific roles and responsibilities Adds new control text with a parameter to update role-based training at a specific frequency Discussion adds examples of personnel to be trained as well as events that may precipitate an update to role-based training Incorporates role-based training elements of withdrawn App J control AR-05
Enhancements (4)
What NIST adds to this control. Select one to read its statement.
AT-03(01) Environmental Controls
Provide [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] with initial and [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] training in the employment and operation of environmental controls.
AT-03(02) Physical Security Controls
Provide [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] with initial and [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] training in the employment and operation of physical security controls.
AT-03(03) Practical Exercises
Provide practical exercises in security and privacy training that reinforce training objectives.
AT-03(05) Processing Personally Identifiable Information Privacy
Provide [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] with initial and [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] training in the employment and operation of personally identifiable information processing and transparency controls.
Withdrawn by NIST:
- AT-03(04) Suspicious Communications and Anomalous System Behavior, now in AT-02(04)
Patterns that use this control (23)
Grouped by the emphasis each pattern gives it.
Critical (3)
Important (9)
- SP-011 Cloud Computing Pattern
- SP-012 Secure Software Development Lifecycle
- SP-018 Information Security Management System
- SP-027 Secure LLM Usage
- SP-028 Secure DevOps Pipeline Pattern
- SP-031 Security Monitoring and Response
- SP-035 Offensive Security Testing
- SP-045 AI Governance and Responsible AI
- SP-049 AI in Security Operations (draft)
Standard (11)
- SP-001 Client Module
- SP-002 Server Module
- SP-006 Wireless- Private Network Pattern
- SP-007 Wireless- Public Hotspot Pattern
- SP-013 Data Security Pattern
- SP-019 Secure Ad-Hoc File Exchange Pattern
- SP-021 Realtime Collaboration Pattern
- SP-029 Zero Trust Architecture
- SP-030 API Security
- SP-043 Security Metrics and Measurement
- SP-044 SaaS Identity Lifecycle Management