FedRAMP High
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP High SC-7(12): Boundary Protection | Host-based Protection (SC-7(12))

Boundary Protection | Host-based Protection. Implement [Assignment: organization-defined host-based boundary protection mechanisms] at [Assignment: organization-defined system components]

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 controls across 13 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-13.4 Perform Traffic Filtering Between Network Segments
  • CIS-13.7 Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Solution
  • CIS-4.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on Servers
  • CIS-4.5 Implement and Manage a Firewall on End-User Devices

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 8.1 User end point devices
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.7 Protection against malware
  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
  • 8.9 Configuration management

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.4.4 1.4.4 Cardholder data stores not reachable from untrusted networks
  • 1.5.1 1.5.1 Security controls on dual-connected devices
  • 6.4.2 6.4.2 Automated web attack detection and prevention
  • ASD37-25 Software firewall - inbound (Very Good)
  • ASD37-26 Software firewall - outbound (Very Good)
  • ASBv3-NS-6 Deploy web application firewall
  • ES-1 Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
  • ANSSI-HYG-17 Enable and Configure the Local Firewall on Workstations
  • SEC05-BP02 Control traffic flow within your network layers

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-FW.6 Host-Based Firewall for Remote Workers

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 SC-7(12) 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.

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