FedRAMP High
PS - Personnel Security

FedRAMP High PS-3: Personnel Screening

Screen individuals prior to authorizing access; rescreen at FedRAMP frequency per position risk; US citizenship may apply.

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 25 controls across 20 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 · 3 controls

  • NIST800-PS-3 Personnel screening
  • NIST800-SA-21 Developer Screening. Require that the developer of [organization-defined]: Has appropriate access authorizations as determined by assigned [organization-defined] ; and Satisfies the following additional personnel screening criteria: [organization-defined]
  • SP800-53-PS Personnel Security Family

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.4 COSO principle 4: Demonstrates commitment to attract and retain competent individuals
  • SOC2-CC6.2 Prior to granting access, registration and authorization processes are established

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

  • ASD37-37 Personnel management (Very Good)

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 1 control

  • AUCDR-IS-6 Information security training and awareness program

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards · 1 control

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-HR-01 Verification of qualification and trustworthiness

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

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

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

  • CCM-HRS-01 Background Screening Policy and Procedures

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.4.1 Prior to employment

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.i Human resources security, access control policies and asset management

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.9.1e Enhanced Personnel Screening

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

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.

Other controls in PS - Personnel Security

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP High have you already done?

FedRAMP High PS-3 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP High your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 119 of 410 FedRAMP High controls already carry evidence.

If you hold C5 (Germany)29% covered · 291 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. 6 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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