NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
PS - Personnel Security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-PS-9: PS-9 Position Descriptions

Incorporate security and privacy roles and responsibilities into organizational position descriptions.

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This control maps to 37 controls across 20 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 · 11 controls

  • 1.1.2 1.1.2 Requirement 1 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 11.1.2 11.1.2 Roles for security testing assigned and understood
  • 2.1.2 2.1.2 Requirement 2 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 4.1.2 4.1.2 Requirement 4 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 5.1.2 5.1.2 Requirement 5 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 6.1.2 6.1.2 Requirement 6 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 7.1.2 7.1.2 Requirement 7 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 7.2.2 7.2.2 User access assigned by job function and least privilege
  • 9.1.2 9.1.2 Requirement 9 roles and responsibilities assigned
  • 3.1.2 3.1.2 Assigned duties for Requirement 3 activities
  • 8.1.2 8.1.2 Requirement 8 roles and responsibilities assigned

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 4 controls

  • 5.3 Roles, responsibilities and authorities
  • 7.2 Competence
  • A.3.2 AI roles and responsibilities
  • A.4.6 Human resources

NIST SP 800-181 · 3 controls

SOC 2 · 3 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.3 CC1.3 Structures, reporting lines, authorities and responsibilities (COSO principle 3)
  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)
  • SOC2-CC1.5 CC1.5 Accountability for internal control responsibilities (COSO principle 5)
  • CPS230-14 Board Setting of Senior Manager Roles and Responsibilities

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-14 Definition of Information Security Roles and Responsibilities
  • SEC11-BP08 Build a program that embeds security ownership in workload teams
  • GS-1 Align organization roles, responsibilities and accountabilities

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • PS-9 Position Descriptions (PS-9)

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • PS-9 Position Descriptions (PS-9)

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

  • 5.3 Roles, responsibilities and authorities

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.2 Information security roles and responsibilities

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.2 Information security roles and responsibilities

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 5.3.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
  • NIST-CSF-GV.RR-02 Roles, responsibilities, and authorities related to cybersecurity risk management are established, communicated, understood, and enforced
  • PS-9 PS-9 Position Descriptions
  • PS-9 PS-9 Position Descriptions
  • PS-9 PS-9 Position Descriptions

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