NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.02 AT (Awareness and Training)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.02.01: Literacy Training and Awareness

Provide security literacy training to system users initially, annually, and after defined events; include insider threat, social engineering, and CUI handling.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 57 controls across 26 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 · 8 controls

  • CIS-14.1 Establish and Maintain a Security Awareness Program
  • CIS-14.2 Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks
  • CIS-14.3 Train Workforce Members on Authentication Best Practices
  • CIS-14.4 Train Workforce on Data Handling Best Practices
  • CIS-14.5 Train Workforce Members on Causes of Unintentional Data Exposure
  • CIS-14.6 Train Workforce Members on Recognizing and Reporting Security Incidents
  • CIS-14.7 Train Workforce on How to Identify and Report if Their Enterprise Assets are Missing Security Updates
  • CIS-14.8 Train Workforce on the Dangers of Connecting to and Transmitting Enterprise Data Over Insecure Networks

PCI DSS 4.0 · 6 controls

  • 12.6.1 12.6.1 Formal security awareness program
  • 12.6.2 12.6.2 Awareness program reviewed annually and updated
  • 12.6.3 12.6.3 Security awareness training on hire and annually with acknowledgment
  • 12.6.3.1 12.6.3.1 Awareness training covers phishing and social engineering
  • 12.6.3.2 12.6.3.2 Awareness training covers acceptable use of end-user technologies
  • 5.4.1 5.4.1 Mechanisms detect and protect against phishing

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
  • AT-2(2) Insider Threat
  • AT-2(3) Social Engineering and Mining

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
  • AT-2(2) Insider Threat
  • AT-2(3) Social Engineering and Mining

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

  • 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training
  • 6.8 Information security event reporting
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)
  • SOC2-CC2.2 CC2.2 Internal communication of objectives and control responsibilities (COSO principle 14)
  • SOC2-CC3.3 CC3.3 Considering fraud risk (COSO principle 8)

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 2 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

  • C5-HR-03 Security training and awareness programme
  • C5-SIM-04 Duty of the users to report security incidents to a central body

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 6.3 Information security awareness, education and training
  • 8.7 Protection against malware

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

NIS2 Directive · 2 controls

  • Art.20.2 Train the management body, and offer equivalent training to staff on a regular basis
  • Art.21.2.g Basic cyber hygiene practices and cybersecurity training

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-181 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 1 control

  • ANSSI-HYG-02 Raise User Awareness of Basic Security Practice

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) · 1 control

  • AUCDR-IS-6 Information security training and awareness program

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards · 1 control

  • AEO-10 Education, Training and Awareness

CFTC System Safeguards (17 CFR 37, 38, 39, 49) · 1 control

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.AT-01 Personnel are provided with awareness and training so that they possess the knowledge and skills to perform general tasks with cybersecurity risks in mind

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.2.1e Provide Awareness Training on Advanced Persistent Threat

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

  • CE-SC.7 Educate Users on Strong Passwords

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 03.02 AT (Awareness and Training)

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.02.01 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 your existing evidence covers. Hold PCI DSS 4.0 and 69 of 97 NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold PCI DSS 4.071.1% covered · 28 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)68% covered · 31 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.164.9% covered · 34 gapsIf you hold ISO 27001:202262.9% covered · 36 gapsIf you hold CIS Controls v853.6% covered · 45 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 152.6% covered · 46 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 PCI DSS 4.0 pair alone.

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