Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1NIST SP 800-218

Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 covers 52.4% of NIST SP 800-218

22 of the 42 controls in NIST SP 800-218 are already satisfied by evidence you collected for Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1. 20 are genuine gaps. Every claim below was judged against both control sets and then argued against; the ones that did not survive are published further down with the reason each failed.

52.4%
of the target already covered
22
controls evidenced
20
genuine gaps
0
claims rejected in review

This number is directional. It says how much of NIST SP 800-218 your Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 evidence satisfies. The reverse pair is a different number, often very different, because a security standard has enormous depth for access control and almost none for lawful basis or data subject rights.

69 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were removed. Signed off 2026-08-19, review level machine verified. Mappings were judged by Claude Code rather than read line by line by a practitioner. Every claim shows its reasoning so you can check it. Ask and a practitioner will review this pair.

Where the gaps are

Coverage is never evenly spread. A source standard usually satisfies one part of a target almost completely and barely touches another, and which part is which is the thing worth knowing before you plan the work.

Produce Well Secured Software6 of 8 evidenced, 2 to do
Respond to Vulnerabilities2 of 3 evidenced, 1 to do
Prepare the Organization5 of 8 evidenced, 3 to do
NIST SP 800-218: Information Security Policies3 of 5 evidenced, 2 to do
NIST SP 800-218: Access Control3 of 5 evidenced, 2 to do
Protect the Software1 of 4 evidenced, 3 to do
NIST SP 800-218: Cryptography1 of 4 evidenced, 3 to do
NIST SP 800-218: Asset Management1 of 5 evidenced, 4 to do

Theme level, not control level, deliberately. The per-control list of what is evidenced and what is a gap is the report itself, so publishing it here would be publishing the thing being sold.

Claims that held

A sample. Each one names the control whose evidence does the work, the control it satisfies, and why.

CCM-AIS-02SP800-218-PO.1.1argued against and upheld
Define Security Requirements for Software Development

Minimum security requirements each application class must satisfy before build or release is this practice.

CCM-AIS-06SP800-218-PO.1.2argued against and upheld
Implement Security Requirements in the Toolchain

Standardised, repeatable and policy compliant automated release paths enforce requirements in the toolchain.

CCM-STA-12SP800-218-PO.1.3argued against and upheld
Communicate Requirements to Third-Party Providers

Binding every supply chain provider by policy to the organisation's security standards is this communication.

CCM-HRS-12SP800-218-PO.2.2argued against and upheld
Training and Skills Maintenance

Function tuned training updated as procedures and technologies change is role appropriate training.

CCM-GRC-01SP800-218-PO.2.3argued against and upheld
Obtain Management Commitment to Secure Development

Governance policy carrying visible leadership sponsorship is management commitment conveyed.

CCM-AIS-05SP800-218-PO.4.1argued against and upheld
Criteria for Software Security

Testing before release against defined acceptance criteria is the release criteria practice.

CCM-AIS-02SP800-218-PO.4.1argued against and upheld
Criteria for Software Security

Defined minimum requirements per application class are the criteria assessed at release.

CCM-IVS-05SP800-218-PO.5.1argued against and upheld
Secure Development Environment Implementation

Keeping development and test environments apart from production is the secure development environment.

Claims that did not hold

Nothing proposed for this pair was rejected in review. That is unusual and worth knowing rather than hiding: it means the candidate set was small and every candidate held.

The full report

Everything above is a sample. The report is every evidenced control and every gap, with the reasoning and the source document behind each one, in a form you can hand to an assessor. $299, emailed immediately.

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