NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
SC - System and Communications Protection

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SC-49: SC-49 Hardware-enforced Separation and Policy Enforcement

Implement hardware-enforced separation and policy enforcement mechanisms between [Assignment: organization-defined security domains].

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This control maps to 17 controls across 7 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 · 5 controls

  • CIS-12.2 Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture
  • CIS-12.8 Establish and Maintain Dedicated Computing Resources for All Administrative Work
  • CIS-16.8 Separate Production and Non-Production Systems
  • CIS-3.12 Segment Data Processing and Storage Based on Sensitivity
  • CIS-4.12 Separate Enterprise Workspaces on Mobile End-User Devices

ISO 27001:2022 · 4 controls

  • 8.2 Privileged access rights
  • 8.22 Segregation of networks
  • 8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles
  • 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments

ISO 27002:2022 · 2 controls

  • 8.22 Segregation of networks
  • 8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-01 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-at-rest are protected
  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-10 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected

PCI DSS 4.0 · 2 controls

  • 1.4.4 1.4.4 Cardholder data stores not reachable from untrusted networks
  • 2.2.3 2.2.3 Primary functions with different security levels managed

FedRAMP High · 1 control

  • AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

  • AC-4(21) Physical or Logical Separation of Information Flows

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