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MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
United States (CMS)
v2.2 (2022)
1 domains
3 controls
The Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges (MARS‑E) Version 2.2 establishes security and privacy requirements for state and federal Health Insurance Exchanges (Marketplaces) created under the Affordable Care Act. Based on NIST SP 800‑53 with exchange‑specific overlays, it provides a risk‑based approach to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of exchange data and systems.
A newer edition exists. See MARS-E.
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MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges is a compliance framework from United States (CMS) with 1 domains and 3 controls that map to 166 other frameworks. The largest domains are Security Controls (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (1)
Security Controls
3 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MARSE-SC-01 | NIST 800-53 Moderate Baseline |
| MARSE-SC-02 | Federal Tax Information Protection |
| MARSE-SC-03 | Identity Verification |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges, you already cover:
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
100%
3 controls mapped
Compare →Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
100%
3 controls mapped
Compare →NIST Privacy Framework
100%
3 controls mapped
Compare →+ 163 more: NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668) (100%), FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314) (100%)
See all 166 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 166 other frameworks
3 total controls
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
100%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
100%
NIST Privacy Framework
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
100%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
100%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
100%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
100%
South Korea ISMS-P
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
100%
UK Open Banking Standard
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
100%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
100%
W3C Verifiable Credentials (VC) Data Model 2.0
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
TSA Pipeline Cybersecurity Directives
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
SLSA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Sigstore - Software Artifact Signing and Verification
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
SIG (Shared Assessments)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Secure by Design: A Guide for Manufacturers (CISA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
PTES
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
PAS 1192-5:2015 - Security-Minded Approach to BIM and Digital Built Environments
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
OWASP SAMM
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
OWASP MASVS
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
OpenSSF Scorecard
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
O-RAN WG11 Security Specification
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-92
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-88
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-82 Revision 3: Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-66
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-63-4
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-146
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-145
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-144
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-137
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-123
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-115 (Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
MTCS (Singapore)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
MITRE ATT&CK
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
MDS2 (Medical Device)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
ISO 27799:2025
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
67%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
67%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
67%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
ISO/SAE 21434
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
67%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
2 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
67%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
67%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
2 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-190
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
3GPP 5G Security Architecture (TS 33.501)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
67%
Virginia CDPA
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Vietnam PDPD
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Uruguay DPL
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Taiwan PDPA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Qatar DPL
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Privacy Act 2020
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
POPIA
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Peru DPL
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
PDPA Thailand
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
PDPA Singapore
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
NIST SP 800-122
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
67%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
67%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
Mexico LFPDPPP
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Mauritius DPA
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Malaysia PDPA 2010
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
South Korea PIPA
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
67%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
APPI
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
67%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
67%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
67%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
67%
SOC 2
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
67%
WCAG 2.2
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
US Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and USCG Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
UK Gambling Commission LCCP and Remote Technical Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
PSD2 SCA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
OSFI B-13
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Open Banking Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
33%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 27019:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
IEC 62443
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
NIST SP 1800-32
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
US ITAR and EAR - Export Control and Data Security
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
PCI P2PE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
PCI PIN Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
PCI SSF
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
UK AI Regulation Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
33%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
33%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
SASB Standards
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
OECD AI Principles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
Azure Security Benchmark
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
33%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
33%
UK Data Protection Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
33%
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges and who does it apply to?
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges is a compliance framework from United States (CMS) with 1 domains and 3 controls. The Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges (MARS‑E) Version 2.2 establishes security and privacy requirements for state and federal Health Insurance Exchanges (Marketplaces) created under the Affordable Care Act. Based on NIST SP 800‑53 with exchange‑specific overlays, it provides a risk‑based approach to protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of exchange data and systems. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges actually require?
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges has 3 controls organised across 1 domains. The largest domains are Security Controls (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges do I already cover?
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges maps to 166 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications (100% coverage), Oman National Cybersecurity Framework (100% coverage), NIST Privacy Framework (100% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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