NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
SA - System and Services Acquisition

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SA-21: SA-21 Developer Screening

Require that the developer of [Assignment: organization-defined system, system component, or system service]: a. Has appropriate access authorizations as determined by assigned [Assignment: organization-defined official government duties]; and b. Satisfies the following additional personnel screening criteria: [Assignment: organization-defined additional personnel screening criteria].

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 19 controls across 11 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC1.4 CC1.4 Attracting, developing and retaining competent people (COSO principle 4)
  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.2 CC6.2 Registering and authorising users before issuing credentials
  • SOC2-CC6.3 CC6.3 Role-based access, least privilege and segregation of duties

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

ISO 27001:2022 · 2 controls

  • 6.1 Screening
  • 8.30 Outsourced development

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 6.1 Screening
  • 8.30 Outsourced development

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 2 controls

  • NIST-CSF-GV.SC-06 Planning and due diligence are performed to reduce risks before entering into formal supplier or other third-party relationships
  • 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 SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 2 controls

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-HR-01 Verification of qualification and trustworthiness

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • PS-3 Personnel Screening

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • PS-3 Personnel Screening

ISO 27701:2019 · 1 control

  • 6.4.1 Prior to employment

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH · 1 control

  • SA-21 SA-21 Developer Screening

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-SA-21 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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