CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 16: Application Software Security

CIS Controls v8 CIS-16.8: Separate Production and Non-Production Systems

Keep production systems and non-production systems in separate environments.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 46 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.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 7 controls

FedRAMP High · 5 controls

  • CM-3(2) Testing, Validation, and Documentation of Changes
  • CM-4(2) Impact Analyses | Verification of Controls (CM-4(2))
  • CM-5(5) Access Restrictions for Change | Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation (CM-5(5))
  • SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
  • SA-3 System Development Life Cycle

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

  • CM-3(2) Testing, Validation, and Documentation of Changes
  • CM-4(2) Impact Analyses | Verification of Controls (CM-4(2))
  • CM-5(5) Access Restrictions for Change | Privilege Limitation for Production and Operation (CM-5(5))
  • SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
  • SA-3 System Development Life Cycle

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 2.2.3 2.2.3 Primary functions with different security levels managed
  • 6.5.5 6.5.5 No live PANs in pre-production
  • 6.5.6 6.5.6 Remove test data and accounts before production
  • 6.5.3 6.5.3 Separate pre-production from production
  • 6.5.4 6.5.4 Separate roles between production and pre-production
  • ISM-0400 Segregating software environments
  • ISM-1273 Segregating database servers across environments
  • ISM-1419 Developing only in development environments

ISO 27701:2019 · 3 controls

  • 6.11 Systems acquisition, development and maintenance
  • 6.11.2 Security in development and support processes
  • 6.9.1 Operational procedures and responsibilities
  • ASBv3-DS-3 Secure DevOps infrastructure
  • ASBv3-GS-2 Define and implement enterprise segmentation/separation of duties strategy

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • AUCDR-IS-3 Securely manage information assets over their lifecycle
  • CFTC-SS-5 Systems Development and Quality Assurance Category

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

  • CCM-IVS-05 Production and Non-Production Environments

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-06 Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure

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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