NIST SP 800-172
AC

NIST SP 800-172 3.1.3e: Employ Secure Information Transfer Solutions

Employ secure information transfer solutions to control information flows between security domains on connected systems.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 50 controls across 18 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 5 controls

Azure Security Benchmark · 4 controls

  • ASBv3-NS-9 Connect on-premises or cloud network privately
  • DP-3 Encrypt sensitive data in transit
  • NS-1 Establish network segmentation boundaries
  • NS-3 Deploy firewall at the edge of enterprise network

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-12.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture
  • CIS-13.4 Perform Traffic Filtering Between Network Segments
  • CIS-3.13 Deploy a Data Loss Prevention Solution
  • CIS-3.8 Document Data Flows

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 1.3.1 1.3.1 Inbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.3.2 1.3.2 Outbound CDE traffic restricted
  • 1.4.1 1.4.1 NSCs between trusted and untrusted networks
  • 4.2.1 4.2.1 Strong cryptography safeguards PAN over public networks

C5 (Germany) · 3 controls

  • C5-COS-03 Monitoring of connections in the Cloud Service Provider's network
  • C5-COS-04 Cross-network access
  • C5-COS-08 Policies for data transmission

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
  • AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows
  • SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement
  • AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows
  • SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 3 controls

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 3 controls

ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0) · 2 controls

  • ANSSI-HYG-18 Encrypt Sensitive Data Transmitted Over the Internet
  • ANSSI-HYG-19 Segment the Network and Partition the Zones

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.14 Information transfer
  • 8.12 Data leakage prevention

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.14 Information transfer
  • 8.12 Data leakage prevention

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-03 Representations of the organization's authorized network communication and internal and external network data flows are maintained
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-02 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-transit are protected

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary
  • SOC2-CC6.7 CC6.7 Restricting and protecting information in transmission, movement and removal

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.

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You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-172 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-172 3.1.3e is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-172 your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 24 of 35 NIST SP 800-172 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 568.6% covered · 11 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.165.7% covered · 12 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 162.9% covered · 13 gapsIf you hold FedRAMP Moderate60% covered · 14 gapsIf you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.048.6% covered · 18 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)45.7% covered · 19 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. 5 were rejected on the NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 pair alone.

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