FedRAMP Moderate
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP Moderate SC-1: Policy and Procedures

Develop and review system/comms protection policy at least annually.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 24 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.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 8 controls

  • 1.1.1 NSC policies and procedures documented
  • 1.1.2 Roles and responsibilities for Requirement 1
  • 10.1.1 Requirement 10 policies and operational procedures documented and maintained
  • 12.1.2 The information security policy is: • Reviewed at least once every 12 months. • Updated as needed to reflect changes to business objectives or risks to the environment
  • 4.1.1 All security policies and operational procedures that are identified in Requirement 4 are: • Documented. • Kept up to date. • In use. • Known to all affected parties
  • 4.1.2 Roles and responsibilities for performing activities in Requirement 4 are documented, assigned, and understood
  • 3.1.1 All security policies and operational procedures that are identified in Requirement 3 are: • Documented. • Kept up to date. • In use. • Known to all affected parties
  • 3.1.2 Roles and responsibilities for performing activities in Requirement 3 are documented, assigned, and understood

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-COS-01 Technical safeguards
  • C5-COS-08 Policies for data transmission
  • C5-CRY-01 Policy for the use of encryption procedures and key management
  • ASBv3-GS-3 Define and implement data protection strategy
  • ASBv3-GS-4 Define and implement network security strategy
  • CCM-CEK-01 Encryption and Key Management Policy and Procedures
  • CCM-IVS-01 Infrastructure and Virtualization Security Policy and Procedures

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.1 Policies for information security

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.1 Policies for information security
  • NIST-CSF-GV.PO-02 Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission
  • NIST800-SC-1 Policy and procedures for system and communications protection

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC5.3 COSO principle 12: Deploys control activities through policies and procedures

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.

Other controls in SC - System and Communications Protection

You are reading one control. How much of FedRAMP Moderate have you already done?

FedRAMP Moderate SC-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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