NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5
Appendices D to F: Penetration Testing, Reporting and Ongoing Assessment

NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 53A-E: Assessment Reports

Sets what the assessment report must carry so that the reader can judge both the findings and the basis on which they were reached.

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What else in your programme already covers this

This control maps to 10 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.

FedRAMP High · 1 control

FedRAMP Moderate · 1 control

HIPAA Security Rule · 1 control

ISO 27001:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security

ISO 27002:2022 · 1 control

  • 5.35 Independent review of information security

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 · 1 control

  • NIST-CSF-ID.IM-02 Improvements are identified from security tests and exercises, including those done in coordination with suppliers and relevant third parties

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 · 1 control

NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2 · 1 control

SOC 2 · 1 control

  • SOC2-CC4.2 CC4.2 Evaluating and communicating control deficiencies (COSO principle 17)

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 Appendices D to F: Penetration Testing, Reporting and Ongoing Assessment

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The graph holds this control, the 10 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.

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