NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5
Chapter Three: The Assessment Process

NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 3.2.6: Finalize the Assessment Plan and Obtain Approval

Fixes the plan and secures approval to execute before assessment begins, so scope and rigour are agreed rather than negotiated during fieldwork.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 9 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.

FedRAMP High · 2 controls

  • CA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CA-2 Control Assessments

FedRAMP Moderate · 2 controls

  • CA-1 Policy and Procedures
  • CA-2 Control Assessments

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 · 1 control

ISO 22301:2019 · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.34 Protection of information systems during audit testing 

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 8.34 Protection of information systems during audit testing

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

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.

Other controls in Chapter Three: The Assessment Process

Query this from an agent

The graph holds this control, the 9 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.

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