FedRAMP Moderate
CA - Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring

FedRAMP Moderate CA-7(1): Independent Assessment

Employ independent assessors for ongoing monitoring; FedRAMP 3PAO annual.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 15 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.

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC4.1 COSO principle 16: Selects and develops ongoing and separate evaluations
  • SOC2-P6.4 Obtains privacy commitments from vendors and other third parties who have access to personal information to meet the entity's objectives related to privacy. The entity assesses those parties' compliance on a periodic and as-needed
  • CPS220-18 Triennial Comprehensive Review of the Framework

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-P30 Independence and Skill of Testing Personnel

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-18.2 Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security
  • NIST-CSF-ID.IM-02 Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.11.5e Assess Effectiveness of Security Solutions
  • 53A-3.1 Prepare for Control Assessments

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 11.3.2 External vulnerability scans quarterly by ASV

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-7(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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