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NIST SP 800-39
United States
v2011 (original publication date)
8 domains
8 controls
Managing Information Security Risk
Verified
NIST SP 800-39 is a compliance framework from United States with 8 domains and 8 controls that map to 94 other frameworks. The largest domains are Assess Step (Risk Assessing) (1 controls), Frame Step (Risk Framing) (1 controls), Monitor Step (Risk Monitoring) (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (8)
Assess Step (Risk Assessing)
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-3 | Risk Assessing: Organisation, Mission, and System Level Assessments |
Frame Step (Risk Framing)
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-2 | Risk Framing: Risk Frame Components and Trust |
Monitor Step (Risk Monitoring)
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-5 | Risk Monitoring: Effectiveness, Changes, Compliance, and Reassessment Triggers |
Respond Step (Risk Responding)
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-4 | Risk Responding: Identify, Evaluate, Decide, Implement |
Risk Executive Function
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-6 | Risk Executive Function and Cross-Tier Communication |
Roles and Governance Integration
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-7 | Risk Management Roles, Responsibilities, and Integration with Governance |
Supply Chain, Sharing, Strategy Maintenance
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-8 | Supply Chain Risk Management, Information Sharing, and Risk Management Strategy Maintenance |
Three-Tier Risk Management Hierarchy
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| NISTSP39-1 | Risk Management Strategy and Three-Tier Hierarchy (Tier 1, 2, 3) |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with NIST SP 800-39, you already cover:
ISO 27005
38%
3 controls mapped
Compare →UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
38%
3 controls mapped
Compare →ISO/IEC 27003:2017
38%
3 controls mapped
Compare →+ 91 more: APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management (38%), NIST SP 1800-32 (38%)
See all 94 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 94 other frameworks
8 total controls
ISO 27005
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 1800-32
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
API 1164
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
38%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
South Korea ISMS-P
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 31000
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
38%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
NIST Privacy Framework
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22000
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 45001
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
SWIFT CSCF
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 30401
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 9001
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 55001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37301
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37001
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
South Korea PIPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Turkey KVKK
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 13485
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-190
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Bahrain PDPL
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IAEA Nuclear Security Series - Computer Security at Nuclear Facilities (NSS-17-T Rev 1)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
What is NIST SP 800-39 and who does it apply to?
NIST SP 800-39 is a compliance framework from United States with 8 domains and 8 controls. Managing Information Security Risk It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does NIST SP 800-39 actually require?
NIST SP 800-39 has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Assess Step (Risk Assessing) (1 controls), Frame Step (Risk Framing) (1 controls), Monitor Step (Risk Monitoring) (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of NIST SP 800-39 do I already cover?
NIST SP 800-39 maps to 94 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO 27005 (38% coverage), UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers (38% coverage), ISO/IEC 27003:2017 (38% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
How do I implement NIST SP 800-39?
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