NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3vsUK Cyber Essentials
See exactly how NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls map to UK Cyber Essentials. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.
A reviewed coverage crosswalk for this pair is available. See which UK Cyber Essentials controls you already evidence.
According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 maps to UK Cyber Essentials with 37% coverage across 36 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls identifies 61 compliance gaps, primarily concentrated in 03.03 AU (Audit and Accountability).
Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 97 controls analysed | 868 frameworks | 315K+ cross-framework mappings
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03.01 AC (Access Control)(19 mappings)
03.02 AT (Awareness and Training)(1 mappings)
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The NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 to UK Cyber Essentials crosswalk
The table above lists candidate mappings. A crosswalk answers the narrower question you are probably here for: which UK Cyber Essentials controls your existing NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 work already satisfies, which are real gaps, and the reasoning behind every claim so you can check it. One pair, $299, one time.
Coverage does not run both ways. NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 into UK Cyber Essentials lands at 75%, while UK Cyber Essentials into NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 lands at 20.6%, on the same two control sets. That is not a rounding difference. It is the whole reason these are two separate reports: one asks what your NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 evidence buys you for UK Cyber Essentials, the other asks the reverse.
27 of 36 UK Cyber Essentials controls are evidenced by work you have already done for NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3. 9 are genuine gaps.
20 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls are evidenced by work you have already done for UK Cyber Essentials. 77 are genuine gaps.
- Every evidenced control, with the reasoning behind it
- Every gap, with what it requires
- Its level of review stated plainly, not a bare number
Why this page shows two different percentages. The 37% in the header counts how many NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls carry at least one candidate mapping in the graph, before any review. The crosswalk percentage counts something stricter: how many UK Cyber Essentials controls are actually evidenced, after a pass that argued against each mapping and kept only what survived. They answer different questions and they are not meant to agree.
A crosswalk narrows the work. It does not replace an audit, and your assessor may take a different view on individual controls. Mappings between frameworks are judgements, not text printed in either standard, which is why every claim in the report shows its reasoning. Questions go to support@theartofservice.com.
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What are the key differences between NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 and UK Cyber Essentials?
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 has 97 controls across its framework, while UK Cyber Essentials covers 36 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 36 overlapping controls (37% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in 03.03 AU (Audit and Accountability), where 8 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls have no direct UK Cyber Essentials equivalent.
How many controls map between NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 and UK Cyber Essentials?
Of 97 total NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls, 36 map directly to UK Cyber Essentials controls, representing 37% coverage. The remaining 61 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.
What are the compliance gaps when mapping NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 to UK Cyber Essentials?
61 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls have no direct equivalent in UK Cyber Essentials. The highest concentration of gaps is in 03.03 AU (Audit and Accountability) with 8 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.
Which control domains have the most gaps between NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 and UK Cyber Essentials?
The domain with the highest gap count is 03.03 AU (Audit and Accountability) (8 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.
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