CIS Controls v8 CIS-18.2: Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 52 controls across 25 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

CA-2 Control Assessments
CA-2(1) Independent Assessors
CA-7(1) Independent Assessment
CA-8 Penetration Testing
CA-8(1) Penetration Testing | Independent Penetration Testing Agent or Team (CA-8(1))
CA-8(2) Penetration Testing | Red Team Exercises (CA-8(2))

FedRAMP Moderate · 6 controls

CA-2 Control Assessments
CA-2(1) Independent Assessors
CA-7(1) Independent Assessment
CA-8 Penetration Testing
CA-8(1) Penetration Testing | Independent Penetration Testing Agent or Team (CA-8(1))
CA-8(2) Penetration Testing | Red Team Exercises (CA-8(2))

SOC 2 · 6 controls

SOC2-CC3.2 CC3.2 Identifying and analysing risks to objectives (COSO principle 7)
SOC2-CC4.1 CC4.1 Ongoing and separate evaluations of control (COSO principle 16)
SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
SOC2-CC9.1 CC9.1 Mitigating risks of business disruption

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

NIST800-CA-2 CA-2 Control Assessments
NIST800-CA-8 CA-8 Penetration Testing
NIST800-SA-11 SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
SP800-53-CA Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring Family

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

5.35 Independent review of information security
8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

APRA CPS 234 · 2 controls

CPS234-22 Systematic Control Testing Program
CPS234-P30 Independence and Skill of Testing Personnel

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

CA.L2-3.12.1 Security Control Assessment
RA.L2-3.11.2 Vulnerability Scan

DORA · 2 controls

DORA-Art.25 Testing of ICT tools and systems
DORA-Art.26 Advanced testing of ICT tools, systems and processes based on TLPT

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

NIST-CSF-ID.IM-02 Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties
NIST-CSF-ID.RA-05 Threats, vulnerabilities, likelihoods, and impacts are used to understand inherent risk and inform risk response prioritization

NIST SP 800-172 · 2 controls

3.11.5e Assess Effectiveness of Security Solutions
3.12.1e Penetration Testing by Independent Agents

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

11.4.3 11.4.3 External penetration testing annually and after change
6.4.1 6.4.1 Public web application review or automated protection

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

ANSSI-HYG-38 Carry Out Regular Security Checks and Audits and Apply the Corrective Actions

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

SEC11-BP03 Perform regular penetration testing

Australian Information Security Manual · 1 control

ISM-1163 Continuous monitoring plan

Azure Security Benchmark · 1 control

ASBv3-PV-7 Conduct regular red team operations

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

C5-OPS-19 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Penetration Tests

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

CFTC-SS-14 External Penetration Testing

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

CCM-TVM-06 Penetration Testing

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

164.308(a)(8) Evaluation (Standard)

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

8.6 Evaluation of business continuity documentation and capabilities

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

6.9.6 Technical vulnerability management

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

Art.21.2.f Policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of the cybersecurity risk-management measures

NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 · 1 control

53A-D Penetration Testing

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

164.308(a)(8) Evaluation (Standard)

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.

You are reading one control. How much of CIS Controls v8 have you already done?

CIS Controls v8 CIS-18.2 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.

If you hold ISO 27001:202266.7% covered · 51 gaps If you hold FedRAMP Moderate62.7% covered · 57 gaps If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 557.5% covered · 65 gaps If you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.050.3% covered · 76 gaps If you hold ISO 27002:202249.7% covered · 77 gaps If you hold Azure Security Benchmark49% covered · 78 gaps

Each report names every control your existing framework evidences, every one it does not, the reasoning behind each claim, and the claims that were argued against and rejected. 240 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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