NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3
03.16 SA (System and Services Acquisition)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.16.03: External System Services

Require providers of external system services to comply with security requirements; define and document oversight and user roles; monitor compliance of external service providers.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 69 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.

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 5 controls

C5 (Germany) · 4 controls

  • C5-DEV-02 Outsourcing of the development
  • C5-SSO-01 Policies and instructions for controlling and monitoring third parties
  • C5-SSO-02 Risk assessment of service providers and suppliers
  • C5-SSO-04 Monitoring of compliance with requirements

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • PS-7 External Personnel Security
  • SA-9 External System Services
  • SA-9(1) External System Services | Risk Assessments and Organizational Approvals (SA-9(1))
  • SA-9(2) Identification of Functions, Ports, Protocols, and Services

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • PS-7 External Personnel Security
  • SA-9 External System Services
  • SA-9(1) External System Services | Risk Assessments and Organizational Approvals (SA-9(1))
  • SA-9(2) Identification of Functions, Ports, Protocols, and Services

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements
  • 5.22 Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services
  • 8.21 Security of network services
  • NIST-CSF-DE.CM-06 External service provider activities and services are monitored to find potentially adverse events
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-02 Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities for suppliers, customers, and partners are established, communicated, and coordinated internally and externally
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-05 Requirements to address cybersecurity risks in supply chains are established, prioritized, and integrated into contracts and other types of agreements with suppliers and other relevant third parties
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-07 The risks posed by a supplier, their products and services, and other third parties are understood, recorded, prioritized, assessed, responded to, and monitored over the course of the relationship

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 12.8.1 12.8.1 List of third-party service providers
  • 12.8.2 12.8.2 TPSP contracts acknowledging account data responsibility
  • 12.8.4 12.8.4 Annual monitoring of TPSP compliance status
  • 12.8.5 12.8.5 Responsibility allocation between entity and TPSPs
  • CPS230-46 Ongoing Risk Management of Each Material Arrangement
  • CPS230-47 Monitoring and Senior Management Reporting on Material Arrangements
  • CPS230-50 Formal Agreement Content for Material Arrangements

APRA CPS 234 · 3 controls

  • CPS234-16 Assessment of Related Party and Third Party Capability
  • CPS234-P22 Evaluation of Third Party Control Design
  • CPS234-P28 Assessment of Reliance on Third Party Control Testing
  • CFTC-SS-30 Outsourcing with Retention of Complete Responsibility
  • CFTC-SS-31 Testing Covers Outsourced Resources and Tester Independence from Providers
  • CFTC-SS-5 Systems Development and Quality Assurance Category

CIS Controls v8 · 3 controls

  • CIS-15.4 Ensure Service Provider Contracts Include Security Requirements
  • CIS-15.5 Assess Service Providers
  • CIS-15.6 Monitor Service Providers

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements
  • 5.22 Monitoring, review and change management of supplier services
  • AM-2 Use only approved services
  • ASBv3-PA-8 Determine access process for cloud provider support

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.12.1 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 6.12.2 Supplier service delivery management

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC2.3 CC2.3 Communication with external parties about internal control (COSO principle 15)
  • SOC2-CC9.2 CC9.2 Assessing and managing vendor and business partner risk
  • ANSSI-HYG-03 Control the Risks of Outsourced Information System Management

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.d Supply chain security, covering the relationship with each direct supplier and service provider

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.11.6e Supply Chain Risk Assessment, Response, and Monitoring

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

  • 164.308(b)(1) Business Associate Contracts and Other Arrangements (Standard)

UK Cyber Essentials · 1 control

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 03.16 SA (System and Services Acquisition)

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

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 03.16.03 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.

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