FedRAMP Moderate
CA - Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring

FedRAMP Moderate CA-2(1): Independent Assessors

Employ independent assessors; FedRAMP-accredited 3PAO required.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 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.

DORA · 2 controls

  • DORA-Art.27 Requirements for testers for the carrying out of TLPT
  • DORA-Art.6 ICT risk management framework

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 11.3.2 11.3.2 Quarterly ASV external vulnerability scans
  • 11.4.3 11.4.3 External penetration testing annually and after change
  • CBPR-PR-34 Risk assessments and third party certifications
  • CPS220-11 Annual Audit Review of the Framework

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-P30 Independence and Skill of Testing Personnel
  • AUCDR-IS-STEP4 Step 4 - Implement a formal controls assessment program

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-COM-03 Internal audits of the information security management system

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-18.2 Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.15.2 Information security reviews

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.f Policies and procedures to assess the effectiveness of the cybersecurity risk-management measures
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-09 The authenticity and integrity of hardware and software are assessed prior to acquisition and use

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.12.1e Penetration Testing by Independent Agents
  • CA-2(1) CA-2(1) Control Assessments | Independent Assessors
  • CA-2(1) CA-2(1) Control Assessments | Independent Assessors
  • 53A-3.1 Prepare for Control Assessments

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 Moderate have you already done?

FedRAMP Moderate CA-2(1) is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of FedRAMP Moderate your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27002:2022 and 182 of 323 FedRAMP Moderate 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. 348 were rejected on the ISO 27002:2022 pair alone.

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