NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
MA - Maintenance

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-MA-4: MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

a. Approve and monitor nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities; b. Allow the use of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic tools only as consistent with organizational policy and documented in the security plan for the system; c. Employ strong authentication in the establishment of nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions; d. Maintain records for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic activities; and e. Terminate session and network connections when nonlocal maintenance is completed.

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

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 29 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.

CIS Controls v8 · 5 controls

  • CIS-12.6 Use of Secure Network Management and Communication Protocols
  • CIS-12.7 Ensure Remote Devices Utilize a VPN and are Connecting to an Enterprise’s AAA Infrastructure
  • CIS-13.5 Manage Access Control for Remote Assets
  • CIS-4.6 Securely Manage Enterprise Assets and Software
  • CIS-6.4 Require MFA for Remote Network Access
  • ASBv3-PA-6 Use privileged access workstations
  • ASBv3-PA-8 Determine access process for cloud provider support

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 8.2.7 8.2.7 Third-party remote access accounts controlled
  • 8.4.3 8.4.3 MFA for remote access that could reach CDE

UK Cyber Essentials · 2 controls

  • CE-AC.7 MFA for Administrative Accounts
  • CE-FW.3 Block Unauthenticated Inbound Connections
  • E8-ADMIN-ML2 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML2)
  • ANSSI-HYG-32 Secure the Network Connection of Devices Used for Mobile Working
  • SEC06-BP03 Reduce manual management and interactive access

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 6.7 Remote working

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 6.7 Remote working

NIST SP 800-171 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-187 · 1 control

  • MA-4 MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • MA-4 MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance
  • MA-4 MA-4 Nonlocal Maintenance

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC6.6 CC6.6 Protection against threats from outside the system boundary

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 MA - Maintenance

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