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Azure Security Benchmark NS-2: Secure cloud services with network controls

Use Private Endpoints, Service Endpoints, and firewall rules to restrict access to PaaS services from authorised networks only.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 54 controls across 22 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

FedRAMP High · 6 controls

  • AC-20 Use of External Systems
  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
  • CA-9 Internal System Connections
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
  • SC-7(3) Access Points
  • SC-7(5) Deny by Default Allow by Exception

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

  • AC-20 Use of External Systems
  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
  • CA-9 Internal System Connections
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection
  • SC-7(3) Access Points
  • SC-7(5) Deny by Default Allow by Exception

CMMC 2.0 · 4 controls

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 4 controls

  • 03.01.03 Information Flow Enforcement
  • 03.01.20 Use of External Systems
  • 03.13.01 Boundary Protection
  • 03.13.06 Network Communications - Deny by Default - Allow by Exception
  • ANSSI-HYG-19 Segment the Network and Partition the Zones
  • ANSSI-HYG-23 Partition Internet Facing Services from the Rest of the Information System
  • ANSSI-HYG-25 Secure Dedicated Network Interconnections with Partners

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.23 Information security for use of cloud services
  • 8.12 Data leakage prevention
  • 8.21 Security of network services

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 8.12 Data leakage prevention
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.21 Security of network services

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.3.1 1.3.1 Inbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.4.2 1.4.2 Restricting traffic entering trusted networks from outside
  • 1.4.4 1.4.4 Cardholder data stores not reachable from untrusted networks

UK Cyber Essentials · 3 controls

  • CE-FW.3 Block Unauthenticated Inbound Connections
  • CE-FW.4 Approve and Document Inbound Rules
  • CE-FW.7 Restrict Firewall Administrative Interface from the Internet

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-COS-02 Security requirements for connections in the Cloud Service Provider's network
  • C5-COS-04 Cross-network access

CIS Controls v8 · 2 controls

  • CIS-13.4 Perform Traffic Filtering Between Network Segments
  • CIS-4.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on Servers

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

  • ASD37-22 Network segmentation (Excellent)

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.10.1 Network security management
  • NIST-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.1e Create Diversity in System Components to Limit Malicious Code Propagation

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary

Every mapping shown was judged rather than inferred from wording similarity, and the ones that failed review are published too. See the coverage reports and what was rejected.

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