NIST SP 800-172 3.12.1e: Penetration Testing by Independent Agents

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 49 controls across 19 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 · 5 controls

CIS-16.13 Conduct Application Penetration Testing
CIS-18.1 Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program
CIS-18.2 Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests
CIS-18.5 Perform Periodic Internal Penetration Tests
CIS-7.6 Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Externally-Exposed Enterprise Assets

FedRAMP High · 5 controls

CA-2(1) Independent Assessors
CA-8 Penetration Testing
CA-8(1) Penetration Testing | Independent Penetration Testing Agent or Team (CA-8(1))
CA-8(2) Penetration Testing | Red Team Exercises (CA-8(2))
RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

FedRAMP Moderate · 5 controls

CA-2(1) Independent Assessors
CA-8 Penetration Testing
CA-8(1) Penetration Testing | Independent Penetration Testing Agent or Team (CA-8(1))
CA-8(2) Penetration Testing | Red Team Exercises (CA-8(2))
RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

NIST800-CA-2 CA-2 Control Assessments
NIST800-CA-8 CA-8 Penetration Testing
NIST800-PM-14 PM-14 Testing, Training, and Monitoring
NIST800-RA-5 RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

11.3.1 11.3.1 Quarterly internal vulnerability scans
11.4.1 11.4.1 Penetration testing methodology defined and implemented
11.4.2 11.4.2 Internal penetration testing annually and after change
11.4.3 11.4.3 External penetration testing annually and after change

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 3 controls

CCM-A&A-02 Independent Assessments
CCM-TVM-06 Penetration Testing
CCM-TVM-07 Vulnerability Identification

ISO 27001:2022 · 3 controls

5.35 Independent review of information security
8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

5.35 Independent review of information security
8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance
8.8 Management of technical vulnerabilities

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 3 controls

NIST-CSF-GV.OV-03 Organizational cybersecurity risk management performance is evaluated and reviewed for adjustments needed
NIST-CSF-ID.IM-01 Improvements are identified from evaluations
NIST-CSF-ID.RA-01 Vulnerabilities in assets are identified, validated, and recorded

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 3 controls

161R1-CA-2 Control Assessments
161R1-RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
161R1-SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation

Azure Security Benchmark · 2 controls

ASBv3-PV-7 Conduct regular red team operations
PV-5 Perform vulnerability assessments

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

C5-OPS-19 Managing Vulnerabilities, Malfunctions and Errors - Penetration Tests
C5-OPS-22 Testing and Documentation of known Vulnerabilities

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

ANSSI-HYG-38 Carry Out Regular Security Checks and Audits and Apply the Corrective Actions

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

RA.L2-3.11.2 Vulnerability Scan

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

164.308(a)(8) Evaluation (Standard)

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

03.11.02 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

SP800-218-PW.8.1 Executable Testing for Security

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

164.308(a)(8) Evaluation (Standard)

SOC 2 · 1 control

SOC2-CC4.1 CC4.1 Ongoing and separate evaluations of control (COSO principle 16)

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.

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

NIST SP 800-172 3.12.1e 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 gaps If you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.165.7% covered · 12 gaps If you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 162.9% covered · 13 gaps If you hold FedRAMP Moderate60% covered · 14 gaps If you hold NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.048.6% covered · 18 gaps If 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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