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FedRAMP Moderate PL-8: Security and Privacy Architectures

Develop, document, maintain security/privacy architectures; review annually.

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

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This control maps to 41 controls across 18 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 · 5 controls

  • 1.2.3 1.2.3 Accurate network diagram of CDE connections
  • 1.2.4 1.2.4 Accurate data-flow diagram for account data
  • 12.1.1 12.1.1 Overall information security policy established and disseminated
  • 12.1.2 12.1.2 Security policy reviewed annually and updated as needed
  • 3.6.1.1 3.6.1.1 Service provider cryptographic architecture documented

SOC 2 · 5 controls

  • SOC2-CC3.1 CC3.1 Objectives specified clearly enough to assess risk (COSO principle 6)
  • SOC2-CC5.1 CC5.1 Selecting control activities that mitigate risk (COSO principle 10)
  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-P6.4 P6.4 Privacy commitments from vendors and third parties

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-12.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture
  • CIS-12.4 Establish and Maintain Architecture Diagram(s)
  • CIS-16.10 Apply Secure Design Principles in Application Architectures
  • CIS-3.8 Document Data Flows

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.1 Policies for information security
  • 5.35 Independent review of information security
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles
  • 8.32 Change management

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.1 Policies for information security
  • 5.35 Independent review of information security
  • 5.8 Information security in project management
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

  • ASBv3-GS-2 Define and implement enterprise segmentation/separation of duties strategy
  • ASBv3-GS-4 Define and implement network security strategy
  • ANSSI-HYG-04 Identify the Most Sensitive Information and Servers and Maintain a Network Diagram

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-COS-07 Documentation of the network topology

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

GDPR · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-03 Representations of the organization's authorized network communication and internal and external network data flows are maintained
  • 03.16.01 Security Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.11.4e Security Solution Rationale Document
  • PL-8 PL-8 Security and Privacy Architectures
  • PL-8 PL-8 Security and Privacy Architectures

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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