FedRAMP Moderate
MA - Maintenance

FedRAMP Moderate MA-3: Maintenance Tools (MA-3)

Maintenance Tools. a. Approve, control, and monitor the use of system maintenance tools; and b. Review previously approved system maintenance tools [Assignment: organization-defined frequency]

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 24 controls across 11 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27001:2022 · 5 controls

  • 5.36 Compliance with policies, rules and standards for information security
  • 7.13 Equipment maintenance
  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs
  • 8.19 Installation of software on operational systems
  • 8.32 Change management
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-03 Personnel activity and technology usage are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • 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-CSF-PR.AA-05 Access permissions, entitlements, and authorizations are defined in a policy, managed, enforced, and reviewed, and incorporate the principles of least privilege and separation of duties
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-05 Installation and execution of unauthorized software are prevented

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 7.13 Equipment maintenance
  • 8.18 Use of privileged utility programs

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 6.5.1 6.5.1 Change control procedure for production
  • 7.2.4 7.2.4 User accounts and privileges reviewed every six months
  • MA-3 MA-3 Maintenance Tools
  • MA-3 MA-3 Maintenance Tools

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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