FedRAMP Moderate
SC - System and Communications Protection

FedRAMP Moderate SC-7(12): Boundary Protection | Host-based Protection. Implement [Assignment: organization-defined host-based boundary protection mechanisms] at [Assignment: organization-defined system components]

Boundary Protection | Host-based Protection. Implement [Assignment: organization-defined host-based boundary protection mechanisms] at [Assignment: organization-defined system components]

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 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.

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-13.4 Perform Traffic Filtering Between Network Segments
  • CIS-13.7 Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Solution
  • CIS-4.4 Implement and Manage a Firewall on Servers
  • CIS-4.5 Implement and Manage a Firewall on End-User Devices

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 8.1 User end point devices
  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27002:2022 · 4 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.7 Protection against malware
  • 8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities
  • 8.9 Configuration management

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 COSO principle 11: Selects and develops general controls over technology
  • SOC2-CC6.6 Measures against threats outside system boundaries are implemented
  • SOC2-CC6.8 Controls to prevent or detect unauthorized or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.1 Detection and monitoring procedures for security events are in place

PCI DSS 4.0 · 3 controls

  • 1.4.4 Account data not stored on internet-accessible systems
  • 1.5.1 Security controls on dual-connected computing devices
  • 6.4.2 For public-facing web applications, an automated technical solution is deployed that continually detects and prevents web-based attacks, with at least the following: • Is installed in front of public-facing web applications and is configured
  • ASD37-25 Software firewall - inbound (Very Good)
  • ASD37-26 Software firewall - outbound (Very Good)
  • ASBv3-NS-6 Deploy web application firewall
  • ES-1 Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
  • ANSSI-HYG-17 Enable and Configure the Local Firewall on Workstations
  • SEC05-BP02 Control traffic flow within your network layers

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-FW.6 Host-Based Firewall for Remote Workers

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-7(12) 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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