Security Control Families The minimum security requirements cover designated security control areas or families, with regard to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of federal information systems and the information processed, stored, and transmitted by those systems. Families are assigned to their respective classes based on the dominant Fr a REE a EE ry . characteristics of the controls in the families. These families represent a broad-based, balanced information security program that addresses the management, operational, and technical aspects of protecting federal information and information systems. ‘Some examples of security control families are: Access Control (AC), Contingency Planning (CP), and Risk Assessment (RA), @ nyscl ang Erurcemarl Proacion E sand Connuniaons Proc El ie Fk IE FI E Ele ; Ht igi @ CLE Me MaDe ore ae de Ne ee