NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
SI - System and Information Integrity

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 NIST800-SI-16: SI-16 Memory Protection

Implement the following controls to protect the system memory from unauthorized code execution: [Assignment: organization-defined controls].

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard Control text last updated

What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 13 controls across 10 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-CC5.2 CC5.2 General controls over technology (COSO principle 11)
  • SOC2-CC6.8 CC6.8 Preventing and detecting unauthorised or malicious software
  • SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities
  • SOC2-CC7.2 CC7.2 Monitoring system components for anomalies

ACSC Essential Eight · 1 control

  • E8-ADMIN-ML3 Restrict Administrative Privileges (ML3)

ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents · 1 control

  • ASD37-09 OS generic exploit mitigation (Excellent)

CIS Controls v8 · 1 control

  • CIS-10.5 Enable Anti-Exploitation Features

FedRAMP High · 1 control

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-PR.DS-10 The confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data-in-use are protected

NIST SP 800-218 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 HIGH · 1 control

  • SI-16 SI-16 Memory Protection

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE · 1 control

  • SI-16 SI-16 Memory Protection

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-SI-16 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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