NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
CA - Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-CA-1: CA-1 Policy and Procedures

a. Develop, document, and disseminate to [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles]: 1. [Selection (one or more): organization-level; mission/business process-level; system-level] assessment, authorization, and monitoring policy that: (a) Addresses purpose, scope, roles, responsibilities, management commitment, coordination among organizational entities, and compliance; and (b) Is consistent with applicable laws, executive orders, directives, regulations, policies, standards, and guidelines; and 2. Procedures to facilitate the implementation of the assessment, authorization, and monitoring policy and the associated assessment, authorization, and monitoring controls; b. Designate an [Assignment: organization-defined official] to manage the development, documentation, and dissemination of the assessment, authorization, and monitoring policy and procedures; and c. Review and update the current assessment, authorization, and monitoring: 1. Policy [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] and following [Assignment: organization-defined events]; and 2. Procedures [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] and following [Assignment: organization-defined events].

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 50 controls across 22 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

PCI DSS 4.0 · 10 controls

  • 1.1.1 1.1.1 Requirement 1 policies and procedures governed
  • 11.1.1 11.1.1 Requirement 11 policies and procedures managed
  • 11.4.1 11.4.1 Penetration testing methodology defined and implemented
  • 12.1.1 12.1.1 Overall information security policy established and disseminated
  • 12.1.2 12.1.2 Security policy reviewed annually and updated as needed
  • 2.1.1 2.1.1 Requirement 2 policies and procedures governed
  • 4.1.1 4.1.1 Requirement 4 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 5.1.1 5.1.1 Requirement 5 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 6.1.1 6.1.1 Requirement 6 policies and procedures maintained and communicated
  • 9.1.1 9.1.1 Requirement 9 policies and procedures maintained

CIS Controls v8 · 4 controls

  • CIS-13.1 Centralize Security Event Alerting
  • CIS-17.4 Establish and Maintain an Incident Response Process
  • CIS-8.2 Collect Audit Logs
  • CIS-8.9 Centralize Audit Logs

FedRAMP High · 4 controls

  • CA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CA-2 Control Assessments
  • CA-6 Authorization
  • CA-7 Continuous Monitoring

FedRAMP Moderate · 4 controls

  • CA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CA-2 Control Assessments
  • CA-6 Authorization
  • CA-7 Continuous Monitoring

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.1 Policies for information security
  • 5.35 Independent review of information security
  • 5.37 Documented operating procedures
  • 8.16 Monitoring activities

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC3.1 CC3.1 Objectives specified clearly enough to assess risk (COSO principle 6)
  • SOC2-CC4.1 CC4.1 Ongoing and separate evaluations of control (COSO principle 16)
  • SOC2-CC4.2 CC4.2 Evaluating and communicating control deficiencies (COSO principle 17)
  • SOC2-CC5.3 CC5.3 Deploying controls through policies and procedures (COSO principle 12)

APRA CPS 220 Risk Management · 2 controls

  • CPS220-11 Annual Audit Review of the Framework
  • CPS220-P35 Required Content of Risk Management Policies and Procedures

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

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.PO-01 Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is established based on organizational context, cybersecurity strategy, and priorities and is communicated and enforced
  • NIST-CSF-GV.PO-02 Policy for managing cybersecurity risks is reviewed, updated, communicated, and enforced to reflect changes in requirements, threats, technology, and organizational mission

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-19 Information Security Policy Framework

Australia IRAP - Information Security Registered Assessors Program · 1 control

  • IRAP-AS-1 ASD endorsement as an IRAP assessor

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-COM-02 Policy for planning and conducting audits

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

Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management · 1 control

  • ITSG33-CA Security Assessment and Authorization (CA)

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • 9.2.2 Internal audit programme

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH · 1 control

  • CA-1 CA-1 Policy and Procedures

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW · 1 control

  • CA-1 CA-1 Policy and Procedures

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE · 1 control

  • CA-1 CA-1 Policy and Procedures

NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 · 1 control

  • 53A-3.1 Prepare for Control Assessments

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 800-53 Rev 5 have you already done?

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-CA-1 is one control. If you already hold one of the frameworks below, a reviewed crosswalk already says how much of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 your existing evidence covers. Hold ISO 27001:2022 and 163 of 1014 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls already carry evidence.

If you hold ISO 27001:202216.1% covered · 851 gapsIf you hold ISO 27002:202210.8% covered · 904 gapsIf you hold Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.110.2% covered · 911 gapsIf you hold CIS Controls v810.1% covered · 912 gapsIf you hold NIST SP 800-171 Rev 310.1% covered · 912 gapsIf you hold C5 (Germany)9.6% covered · 917 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. 342 were rejected on the ISO 27001:2022 pair alone.

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