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

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SA-8: SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

Apply the following systems security and privacy engineering principles in the specification, design, development, implementation, and modification of the system and system components: [Assignment: organization-defined systems security and privacy engineering principles].

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 66 controls across 30 other frameworks. If you already hold one of them, the evidence you collected for it is the starting point here rather than new work.

CIS Controls v8 · 6 controls

  • CIS-12.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture
  • CIS-16.1 Establish and Maintain a Secure Application Development Process
  • CIS-16.10 Apply Secure Design Principles in Application Architectures
  • CIS-16.11 Leverage Vetted Modules or Services for Application Security Components
  • CIS-16.14 Conduct Threat Modeling
  • CIS-16.9 Train Developers in Application Security Concepts and Secure Coding

ISO 27701:2019 · 6 controls

  • 6.11.1 Security requirements of information systems
  • 6.11.2 Security in development and support processes
  • 7.4 Privacy by design and privacy by default
  • 7.4.1 Limit collection
  • 7.4.4 PII minimization objectives
  • 8.4 Privacy by design and privacy by default

NIST SP 800-160 · 5 controls

NIST SP 800-218 · 5 controls

HIPAA Security Rule · 4 controls

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 5.8 Information security in project management
  • 8.25 Secure development life cycle
  • 8.26 Application security requirements
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 4 controls

SOC 2 · 4 controls

  • SOC2-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.1 CC6.1 Logical access security over protected information assets
  • SOC2-CC9.1 CC9.1 Mitigating risks of business disruption
  • SOC2-P3.1 P3.1 Collecting personal information consistent with objectives

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 3 controls

EU AI Act · 2 controls

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.26 Application security requirements
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 · 2 controls

NIST SP 800-183 · 2 controls

AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar · 1 control

  • SEC01-BP07 Identify threats and prioritize mitigations using a threat model

Azure Security Benchmark · 1 control

C5 (Germany) · 1 control

  • C5-DEV-01 Policies for the development/procurement of information systems

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

  • CFTC-SS-7 Generally Accepted Standards and Best Practices

CMMC 2.0 · 1 control

Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (proposed SB 24-205) · 1 control

  • CO-AIA-1702-2 Developer Documentation and Disclosures to Deployers

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

GDPR · 1 control

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.PS-06 Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle

NIST SP 800-161 Rev 1 · 1 control

  • 161R1-SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

  • 03.16.01 Security Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-172 · 1 control

  • 3.13.2e Introduce Unpredictability into System Operations

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH · 1 control

  • SA-8 SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW · 1 control

  • SA-8 SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE · 1 control

  • SA-8 SA-8 Security and Privacy Engineering Principles

PCI DSS 4.0 · 1 control

  • 6.2.4 6.2.4 Engineering techniques against common software attacks

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NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SA-8 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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