NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1
C-SCRM Family: System and Communications Protection

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 161R1-SC-7: Boundary Protection

Controls and monitors the boundaries where supplier, integrator and provider connections meet the organization.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 43 controls across 23 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 6 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-17 Enable and Configure the Local Firewall on Workstations
  • ANSSI-HYG-19 Segment the Network and Partition the Zones
  • ANSSI-HYG-22 Put in Place a Secure Internet Access Gateway
  • ANSSI-HYG-23 Partition Internet Facing Services from the Rest of the Information System
  • ANSSI-HYG-25 Secure Dedicated Network Interconnections with Partners
  • ANSSI-HYG-28 Use a Dedicated and Partitioned Network for Administration

Azure Security Benchmark · 5 controls

  • ASBv3-GS-4 Define and implement network security strategy
  • ASBv3-NS-9 Connect on-premises or cloud network privately
  • NS-1 Establish network segmentation boundaries
  • NS-2 Secure cloud services with network controls
  • NS-3 Deploy firewall at the edge of enterprise network

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 3 controls

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-COS-02 Security requirements for connections in the Cloud Service Provider's network
  • C5-COS-03 Monitoring of connections in the Cloud Service Provider's network
  • C5-COS-04 Cross-network access

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 2 controls

  • ASD37-08 Deny direct internet connectivity (Excellent)
  • ASD37-22 Network segmentation (Excellent)

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 2 controls

  • AUCDR-IS-2 Secure the network and systems within the data environment
  • AUCDR-IS-STEP2 Step 2 - Define the boundaries of the CDR data environment

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.20 Networks security
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks

NIST SP 800-172 · 2 controls

  • 3.13.4e Physical and Logical Isolation Techniques
  • 3.14.3e Include Systems in Scope of Enhanced Requirements or Segregate into Purpose-Specific Networks

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 1.2.1 1.2.1 Ruleset configuration standards for NSCs
  • 1.4.1 1.4.1 NSCs between trusted and untrusted networks

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-4.9 Configure Trusted DNS Servers on Enterprise Assets

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • SC-7 Boundary Protection

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • SC-7 Boundary Protection

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.10.1 Network security management

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.IR-01 Networks and environments are protected from unauthorized logical access and usage

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-FW.1 Boundary Firewalls Deployed

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 C-SCRM Family: System and Communications Protection

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 161R1-SC-7 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 your existing evidence covers. Hold C5 (Germany) and 94 of 191 NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold C5 (Germany)49.2% covered · 97 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-171 Rev 338.2% covered · 118 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.137.2% covered · 120 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-17221.5% covered · 150 gapsIf you hold AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar20.9% covered · 151 gapsIf you hold DORA17.3% covered · 158 gaps

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. 0 were rejected on the C5 (Germany) pair alone.

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