NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5vsGDPR
See exactly how NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls map to GDPR. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.
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According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 maps to GDPR with 5% coverage across 47 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 1,014 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls identifies 990 compliance gaps, primarily concentrated in SC - System and Communications Protection.
Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 1,014 controls analysed | 868 frameworks | 315K+ cross-framework mappings
Control Mappings
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AC - Access Control(2 mappings)
AT - Awareness and Training(1 mappings)
CA - Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring(2 mappings)
CP - Contingency Planning(1 mappings)
IR - Incident Response(4 mappings)
MP - Media Protection(1 mappings)
PL - Planning(2 mappings)
PM - Program Management(7 mappings)
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The NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 to GDPR crosswalk
The table above lists candidate mappings. A crosswalk answers the narrower question you are probably here for: which GDPR controls your existing NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 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 800-53 Rev 5 into GDPR lands at 34.1%, while GDPR into NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 lands at 1.3%, 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 800-53 Rev 5 evidence buys you for GDPR, the other asks the reverse.
14 of 41 GDPR controls are evidenced by work you have already done for NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5. 27 are genuine gaps.
13 of 1014 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls are evidenced by work you have already done for GDPR. 1001 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 5% in the header counts how many NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls carry at least one candidate mapping in the graph, before any review. The crosswalk percentage counts something stricter: how many GDPR 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 800-53 Rev 5 and GDPR?
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 has 1,014 controls across its framework, while GDPR covers 41 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 47 overlapping controls (5% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in SC - System and Communications Protection, where 137 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls have no direct GDPR equivalent.
How many controls map between NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and GDPR?
Of 1,014 total NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls, 47 map directly to GDPR controls, representing 5% coverage. The remaining 990 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.
What are the compliance gaps when mapping NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 to GDPR?
990 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls have no direct equivalent in GDPR. The highest concentration of gaps is in SC - System and Communications Protection with 137 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 800-53 Rev 5 and GDPR?
The domain with the highest gap count is SC - System and Communications Protection (137 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.
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