CIS Controls v8
CIS Control 3: Data Protection

CIS Controls v8 CIS-3.12: Segment Data Processing and Storage Based on Sensitivity

Separate where data is processed and stored according to its sensitivity, and never handle sensitive data on enterprise assets meant for less sensitive data.

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This control maps to 60 controls across 23 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27701:2019 · 6 controls

  • 6.5.2 Information classification
  • 6.6.1 Business requirements of access control
  • 7.4 Privacy by design and privacy by default
  • 7.4.2 Limit processing
  • 7.5 PII sharing, transfer, and disclosure
  • 8.4.3 PII transmission controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 6 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 5 controls

  • 5.12 Classification of information
  • 8.12 Data leakage prevention
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks
  • 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments

PCI DSS 4.0 · 5 controls

  • 1.3.1 1.3.1 Inbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.4.4 1.4.4 Cardholder data stores not reachable from untrusted networks
  • 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
  • 3.3.1 3.3.1 SAD not retained after authorization, even encrypted
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-05 Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-07 Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected
  • NIST-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

CMMC 2.0 · 3 controls

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows
  • SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows
  • SC-4 Information in Shared System Resources
  • SC-7 Boundary Protection

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.12 Classification of information
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks
  • 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 3 controls

  • ISM-0337 Using media only with authorised systems
  • ISM-1181 Network zones by criticality
  • ASBv3-GS-2 Define and implement enterprise segmentation/separation of duties strategy
  • NS-1 Establish network segmentation boundaries

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-COS-06 Segregation of data traffic in jointly used network environments
  • C5-OPS-24 Separation of Datasets in the Cloud Infrastructure
  • ASD37-22 Network segmentation (Excellent)

CIS Controls v8.1 · 1 control

  • 3.12 Segment Data Processing and Storage Based on Sensitivity

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

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

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-C1.1 C1.1 Identifying and maintaining confidential information

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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