Network, network protocols, routers, and switches and how they interact with automated vulnerability assessment tools, open-source vulnerability assessment tools, and techniques used for evaluating security controls on Windows, Linux, and Unix operating systems, networking devices, databases, and web servers. OMB A-123 circular; OMB A-130 circular; FIPS 140, 199, 200, 201; NIST SP 800-18, 37 Revision 1, 39, 53 Revision 3 and 4, 53A Revision 1, 60 Volumes 1 and 2, 800-64 Revision 2, 137, 144, 147; CNSS 1253 and risk management methodologies.