FedRAMP High
RA - Risk Assessment

FedRAMP High RA-5: Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

Scan for vulnerabilities monthly (FedRAMP); OS/network weekly, web app monthly, database monthly; remediate within FedRAMP timeframes (HIGH critical 15d, high 30d).

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 66 controls across 31 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 10 controls

  • 11.3.1 11.3.1 Quarterly internal vulnerability scans
  • 11.3.1.1 11.3.1.1 Lower-risk vulnerabilities handled per risk analysis
  • 11.3.1.2 11.3.1.2 Authenticated internal vulnerability scanning
  • 11.3.1.3 11.3.1.3 Internal scans after significant change
  • 11.3.2 11.3.2 Quarterly ASV external vulnerability scans
  • 11.3.2.1 11.3.2.1 External scans after significant change
  • 12.6.1 12.6.1 Formal security awareness program
  • 6.4.1 6.4.1 Public web application review or automated protection
  • 6.3.1 6.3.1 Vulnerability identification and risk ranking
  • 6.3.3 6.3.3 Timely installation of security patches

CIS Controls v8 · 7 controls

  • CIS-16.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Application Development Process
  • CIS-16.5 Use Up-to-Date and Trusted Third-Party Software Components
  • CIS-16.6 Establish and Maintain a Severity Rating System and Process for Application Vulnerabilities
  • CIS-7.1 Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process
  • CIS-7.5 Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Internal Enterprise Assets
  • CIS-7.6 Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Externally-Exposed Enterprise Assets
  • CIS-7.7 Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities

C5 (Germany) · 4 controls

  • C5-OPS-18 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Concept
  • C5-OPS-19 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Penetration Tests
  • C5-OPS-22 Testing and Documentation of known Vulnerabilities
  • C5-PSS-02 Identification of Vulnerabilities of the Cloud Service

ACSC Essential Eight · 3 controls

  • E8-PATCHAPP-ML1 Patch Applications (ML1)
  • E8-PATCHOS-ML1 Patch Operating Systems (ML1)
  • E8-PATCHOS-ML2 Patch Operating Systems (ML2)
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-09 Computing hardware and software, runtime environments, and their data are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-01 Vulnerabilities in assets are identified, validated, and recorded
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-03 Internal and external threats to the organization are identified and recorded

NIST SP 800-218 · 3 controls

  • ASD37-02 Patch applications (Essential)
  • ASD37-19 Patch operating systems (Essential)
  • DS-2 Ensure software supply chain security
  • PV-5 Perform vulnerability assessments

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

DORA · 2 controls

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.15.2 Information security reviews
  • 6.9.6 Technical vulnerability management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

  • NIST800-RA-5 RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
  • SP800-53-RA Risk Assessment Family
  • ANSSI-HYG-38 Carry Out Regular Security Checks and Audits and Apply the Corrective Actions

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-P17 Active Maintenance of Capability Against Change
  • AUCDR-IS-4 Formal vulnerability management program

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
  • 03.11.02 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.12.1e Penetration Testing by Independent Agents
  • RA-5 RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
  • RA-5 RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
  • RA-5 RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-SU.3 Critical and High Updates within 14 Days

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

FedRAMP High RA-5 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.

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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