NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
RA - Risk Assessment

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-RA-9: RA-9 Criticality Analysis

Identify critical system components and functions by performing a criticality analysis for [Assignment: organization-defined systems, system components, or system services] at [Assignment: organization-defined decision points in the system development life cycle].

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 37 controls across 23 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

  • NIST-CSF-GV.OC-04 Critical objectives, capabilities, and services that external stakeholders depend on or expect from the organization are understood and communicated
  • NIST-CSF-GV.OC-05 Outcomes, capabilities, and services that the organization depends on are understood and communicated
  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-04 Suppliers are known and prioritized by criticality
  • NIST-CSF-ID.AM-05 Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission
  • NIST-CSF-ID.RA-04 Potential impacts and likelihoods of threats exploiting vulnerabilities are identified and recorded
  • CPS230-17 Mandatory Minimum Classification of Critical Operations
  • CPS230-26 Critical Operations Register, Continuity Plan and Activation
  • CPS230-P27 Comprehensive Assessment of the Operational Risk Profile

FedRAMP High · 3 controls

  • CP-2(8) Contingency Plan | Identify Critical Assets (CP-2(8))
  • RA-9 Criticality Analysis (RA-9)
  • SA-15(3) Development Process, Standards, and Tools | Criticality Analysis (SA-15(3))

FedRAMP Moderate · 3 controls

  • CP-2(8) Contingency Plan | Identify Critical Assets (CP-2(8))
  • RA-9 Criticality Analysis (RA-9)
  • SA-15(3) Development Process, Standards, and Tools | Criticality Analysis (SA-15(3))

ISO 22301:2019 · 3 controls

  • 8.2 Business impact analysis and risk assessment
  • 8.2.1 General
  • 8.2.2 Business impact analysis

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

SOC 2 · 2 controls

  • SOC2-CC3.2 CC3.2 Identifying and analysing risks to objectives (COSO principle 7)
  • SOC2-CC9.1 CC9.1 Mitigating risks of business disruption
  • ANSSI-HYG-04 Identify the Most Sensitive Information and Servers and Maintain a Network Diagram

APRA CPS 234 · 1 control

  • CPS234-20 Information Asset Classification
  • ASBv3-IR-5 Detection and analysis - prioritize incidents

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-BCM-02 Business impact analysis policies and instructions
  • CFTC-SS-23 Resources Sufficient to Fulfil Obligations

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-3.7 Establish and Maintain a Data Classification Scheme

DORA · 1 control

EU AI Act · 1 control

  • EUAI-Art.6 Classification rules for high-risk AI systems

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.30 ICT readiness for business continuity

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 5.6.2 Information security risk assessment

NIST SP 800-161 · 1 control

  • RA-9 RA-9 Criticality Analysis
  • RA-9 RA-9 Criticality Analysis

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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