what is ppsm cyber
Ports, Protocols and Services Management (PPSM). These are standards for the DoD Information Network (DODIN) and the Joint Information Environment (JIE) networks. PPSM is an instruction sheet on how to configure network and security devices and how to get approval for that configuration to operate on a network. DoD conducts PPSM and other compliance and vulnerability assessments to evaluate risk and document security implementation strategies. Called Command Cyber Readiness Inspections (CCRI), these audits occur a least annually for most DoD networks. They find that network and security devices