NIST SP 800-218
NIST SP 800-218: Asset Management

NIST SP 800-218 SP800-218-PW.2.1: Qualified Review of Software Design

Have a qualified person who was not involved with the design review it to confirm it meets the security requirements and satisfactorily addresses identified risks.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 28 controls across 17 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 800-53 Rev 5 · 4 controls

C5 (Germany) · 2 controls

CMMC 2.0 · 2 controls

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

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • CM-3(4) Security and Privacy Representatives
  • SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • CM-3(4) Security and Privacy Representatives
  • SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles
  • 8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-ID.IM-02 Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties
  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-06 Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

BSIMM · 1 control

  • AA1.1 Perform security feature review

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • A.6.2.4 AI system verification and validation

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

  • 03.16.01 Security Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.14.7e Verify Correctness of Security Functions

OpenSSF Best Practices Badge Criteria · 1 control

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 6.2.3 6.2.3 Code review before release

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC8.1 CC8.1 Managing changes to procedures, software, data and infrastructure

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 NIST SP 800-218: Asset Management

You are reading one control. How much of NIST SP 800-218 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-218 SP800-218-PW.2.1 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-218 your existing evidence covers. Hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 and 30 of 42 NIST SP 800-218 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold NIST SP 800-53 Rev 571.4% covered · 12 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)61.9% covered · 16 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-161 Rev 161.9% covered · 16 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.152.4% covered · 20 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202252.4% covered · 20 gapsIf you hold Azure Security Benchmark50% covered · 21 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 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 pair alone.

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