NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
PS - Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-PS-3: PS-3 Personnel Screening

a. Screen individuals prior to authorizing access to the system; and b. Rescreen individuals in accordance with [Assignment: organization-defined conditions requiring rescreening and, where rescreening is so indicated, the frequency of rescreening].

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This control maps to 47 controls across 35 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

Aged Care Act 2024 (Australia) · 2 controls

  • ACQS-7-3 Worker Screening
  • ACQS-WORKER-REG Aged Care Worker Screening and Code of Conduct

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards · 2 controls

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • PS-3 Personnel Screening
  • PS-3(3) Personnel Screening | Information Requiring Special Protective Measures (PS-3(3))

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • PS-3 Personnel Screening
  • PS-3(3) Personnel Screening | Information Requiring Special Protective Measures (PS-3(3))

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27701:2019 · 2 controls

  • 6.4 Human resource security
  • 6.4.1 Prior to employment

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 2 controls

Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2026 · 2 controls

  • 0119 0119 Eligibility check to work in Australia and for the Government
  • 0164 0164 Sponsor actively manages ongoing suitability

API 1164 · 1 control

  • API1164-15 Personnel Security

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

  • ASD37-37 Personnel management (Very Good)

Act on the Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (OG 42/2018) · 1 control

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-HR-01 Verification of qualification and trustworthiness

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

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

  • CCM-HRS-01 Background Screening Policy and Procedures

FBI CJIS Security Policy · 1 control

  • CJIS-3 Personnel Security

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

ISO 27799:2025 · 1 control

  • ISO27799-07 Workforce security and clearance procedures

ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management · 1 control

  • ISO28001-PI-01 Personnel Security Screening

ISO/IEC 27010:2015 · 1 control

  • 27010-7.1 Information Classification for Sharing

NIS2 Directive · 1 control

  • Art.21.2.i Human resources security, access control policies and asset management

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.9.1e Enhanced Personnel Screening

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH · 1 control

  • PS-3 PS-3 Personnel Screening

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW · 1 control

  • PS-3 PS-3 Personnel Screening

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE · 1 control

  • PS-3 PS-3 Personnel Screening

PAS 1192-5:2015 - Security-Minded Approach to BIM and Digital Built Environments · 1 control

  • PASONE-3 Personnel Security, Vetting, Awareness, and Training

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 12.7.1 12.7.1 Pre-hire screening of personnel with CDE access

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)

Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI) · 1 control

  • SOCI-CIRMP-PERSONNEL CIRMP hazard vector: Personnel

UK Gambling Commission LCCP and Remote Technical Standards · 1 control

  • UKGAMBLE-4 Resilience and Incident Response

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-PS-3 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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