NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
PS - Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-PS-7: PS-7 External Personnel Security

a. Establish personnel security requirements, including security roles and responsibilities for external providers; b. Require external providers to comply with personnel security policies and procedures established by the organization; c. Document personnel security requirements; d. Require external providers to notify [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] of any personnel transfers or terminations of external personnel who possess organizational credentials and/or badges, or who have system privileges within [Assignment: organization-defined time period]; and e. Monitor provider compliance with personnel security requirements.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 44 controls across 25 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 · 5 controls

  • 6.12 Supplier relationships
  • 6.12.1 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 7.2.6 Contracts with PII processors
  • 8.5.7 Engagement of a subcontractor to process PII
  • 8.5.8 Change of subcontractor to process PII

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 4 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-02 Cybersecurity roles and responsibilities for suppliers, customers, and partners are established, communicated, and coordinated internally and externally
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-05 Requirements to address cybersecurity risks in supply chains are established, prioritized, and integrated into contracts and other types of agreements with suppliers and other relevant third parties
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-07 The risks posed by a supplier, their products and services, and other third parties are understood, recorded, prioritized, assessed, responded to, and monitored over the course of the relationship
  • NIST-CSF-PR.AA-01 Identities and credentials for authorized users, services, and hardware are managed by the organization

PCI DSS 4.0 · 4 controls

  • 12.8.2 12.8.2 TPSP contracts acknowledging account data responsibility
  • 12.8.3 12.8.3 Due diligence before engaging TPSPs
  • 12.8.4 12.8.4 Annual monitoring of TPSP compliance status
  • 8.2.7 8.2.7 Third-party remote access accounts controlled

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC2.3 CC2.3 Communication with external parties about internal control (COSO principle 15)
  • SOC2-CC9.2 CC9.2 Assessing and managing vendor and business partner risk
  • SOC2-P6.4 P6.4 Privacy commitments from vendors and third parties
  • SOC2-P6.5 P6.5 Vendor commitments to report unauthorised disclosures

ISO 27002:2022 · 3 controls

  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements
  • 8.30 Outsourced development

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

  • CCM-HRS-01 Background Screening Policy and Procedures
  • CCM-STA-09 Primary Service and Contractual Agreement

HIPAA Security Rule · 2 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 5.19 Information security in supplier relationships
  • 5.20 Addressing information security within supplier agreements

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

APPI · 1 control

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-P19 Policy Direction to All Responsible Parties

Australia My Health Records Act 2012 · 1 control

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-SSO-01 Policies and instructions for controlling and monitoring third parties

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

  • CFTC-SS-30 Outsourcing with Retention of Complete Responsibility

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-15.4 Ensure Service Provider Contracts Include Security Requirements

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • PS-7 External Personnel Security

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • PS-7 External Personnel Security

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 1 control

  • A.10 Third-party and customer relationships

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-7 PS-7 External Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW · 1 control

  • PS-7 PS-7 External Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE · 1 control

  • PS-7 PS-7 External Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

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-7 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

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