FedRAMP Moderate
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP Moderate SC-5: Denial-of-Service Protection

Protect against or limit effects of DoS attacks using FedRAMP-defined safeguards.

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This control maps to 28 controls across 15 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-13.10 Perform Application Layer Filtering
  • CIS-13.4 Perform Traffic Filtering Between Network Segments
  • CIS-13.8 Deploy a Network Intrusion Prevention Solution
  • CIS-4.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on Servers

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-A1.1 Maintains capacity to meet availability commitments
  • SOC2-CC6.6 Measures against threats outside system boundaries are implemented
  • SOC2-CC7.1 Detection and monitoring procedures for security events are in place
  • SOC2-CC7.2 Monitors system components for anomalies indicating malicious acts

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.4.3 Anti-spoofing measures implemented
  • 11.5.1 IDS/IPS in place
  • 12.1.3 Information security roles and responsibilities defined and acknowledged

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • CPS230-20 Prevention, Adaptation and Return to Normal Operations
  • NS-5 Deploy DDOS protection
  • CFTC-SS-12 Capacity and Performance Planning Category

DORA · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.6 Capacity management

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.6 Capacity management

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-5 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.

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