NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
PS - Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-PS-2: PS-2 Position Risk Designation

a. Assign a risk designation to all organizational positions; b. Establish screening criteria for individuals filling those positions; and c. Review and update position risk designations [Assignment: organization-defined frequency].

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 20 controls across 14 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-HR-01 Verification of qualification and trustworthiness

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • PS-2 Position Risk Designation

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • PS-2 Position Risk Designation

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-160 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.9.1e Enhanced Personnel Screening
  • PS-2 PS-2 Position Risk Designation
  • PS-2 PS-2 Position Risk Designation
  • PS-2 PS-2 Position Risk Designation
  • 0145 0145 Identify positions requiring a clearance and document the level

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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