CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 12: Network Infrastructure Management

CIS Controls v8 CIS-12.4: Establish and Maintain Architecture Diagram(s)

Set up and keep network architecture diagrams and/or other documentation of network systems. Revisit the documentation each year, or sooner when a major change in the enterprise could affect this Safeguard.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 42 controls across 19 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 · 5 controls

  • CA-9 Internal System Connections
  • PL-8 Security and Privacy Architectures
  • SA-2 Allocation of Resources
  • SA-5 System Documentation
  • SC-7(4) External Telecommunications Services

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

  • CA-9 Internal System Connections
  • PL-8 Security and Privacy Architectures
  • SA-2 Allocation of Resources
  • SA-5 System Documentation
  • SC-7(4) External Telecommunications Services

ISO 22301:2019 · 4 controls

  • 7.5.2 Creating and updating
  • 7.5.3 Control of documented information
  • 8.2.2 Business impact analysis
  • 8.4.4 Business continuity plans

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC2.1 CC2.1 Relevant, quality information to support internal control (COSO principle 13)
  • SOC2-CC5.3 CC5.3 Deploying controls through policies and procedures (COSO principle 12)
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 3 controls

  • 7.5.2 Creating and updating documented information
  • 7.5.3 Control of documented information
  • A.4.5 System and computing resources

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.2.3 1.2.3 Accurate network diagram of CDE connections
  • 1.2.4 1.2.4 Accurate data-flow diagram for account data
  • 6.5.2 6.5.2 Confirm PCI DSS controls after significant change

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.37 Documented operating procedures
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.37 Documented operating procedures
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles
  • ANSSI-HYG-04 Identify the Most Sensitive Information and Servers and Maintain a Network Diagram

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-COS-07 Documentation of the network topology

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 5.5.5 Documented information
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-03 Representations of the organization's authorized network communication and internal and external network data flows are maintained

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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CIS Controls v8 CIS-12.4 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of CIS Controls v8 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 102 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls already carry evidence.

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