NIST 800-53 template · NIST SP 800-53 control families
Access Control Policy (AC Family)
Establishes access control requirements covering account management, access enforcement, separation of duties, and least privilege, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 AC control family. Written for your company, citing the controls below.
- Sections
- 8
- Controls cited
- 10
- Formats
- PDF, Word
- Shelf
- 10 NIST 800-53documents in all
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NIST 800-538 sections
Access Control Policy (AC Family)Establishes access control requirements covering account management, access enforcement, separation of duties, and least privilege, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 AC control family.
- Cites
- AC-1, SOC 2 CC6.1, SOC 2 CC6.2 and 7 more
- Formats
- PDF and Word
NIST 800-53 shelf
Sections
Each written around your company: your tools, your roles, your review dates.
- Purpose and Scope
- Account Management
- Access Enforcement
- Information Flow Enforcement
- Separation of Duties
- Least Privilege
- Session Management
- Remote Access and Wireless
Controls it cites
The NIST 800-53 controls first, then the matching controls in other frameworks.
- AC-1Access Control PolicyNIST 800-53
- SOC 2 CC6.1Logical & Physical Access: Security SoftwareSOC 2
- SOC 2 CC6.2Logical & Physical Access: CredentialsSOC 2
- SOC 2 CC6.3Logical & Physical Access: AuthorizationSOC 2
- ISO A.8.2Privileged Access RightsISO 27001
- ISO A.8.5Secure AuthenticationISO 27001
- HIPAA §164.312(a)(1)Access ControlHIPAA
- PCI DSS Req. 7Restrict AccessPCI DSS
- CSF PR.AA-5Access PermissionsNIST CSF
- NIS2 Art. 21.2jAccess ControlNIS2
- NIST 800-538 sections
Audit & Accountability Policy (AU Family)
CitesAU-1 SOC 2 CC7.1 SOC 2 CC7.2 +6 +7PDF · WordCites AU-1, Audit and Accountability (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC7.1, System Operations: Detection Mechanisms (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC7.2, System Operations: Monitoring (SOC 2), and 6 more. - NIST 800-537 sections
Security Assessment & Authorization Policy (CA Family)
CitesCA-1 SOC 2 CC4.1 SOC 2 CC4.2 +5 +6PDF · WordCites CA-1, Security Assessment (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC4.1, COSO Principle 16: Monitoring Activities (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC4.2, COSO Principle 17: Deficiency Communication (SOC 2), and 5 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Configuration Management Policy (CM Family)
CitesCM-1 SOC 2 CC8.1 SOC 2 CC3.4 +4 +5PDF · WordCites CM-1, Configuration Management (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC8.1, Change Management (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC3.4, COSO Principle 9: Change Impact (SOC 2), and 4 more. - NIST 800-537 sections
Contingency Planning Policy (CP Family)
CitesCP-1 SOC 2 A1.1 SOC 2 A1.2 +6 +7PDF · WordCites CP-1, Contingency Planning (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 A1.1, Availability: Capacity Planning (SOC 2); SOC 2 A1.2, Availability: Recovery (SOC 2), and 6 more. - NIST 800-537 sections
Identification & Authentication Policy (IA Family)
CitesIA-1 SOC 2 CC6.1 SOC 2 CC6.2 +5 +6PDF · WordCites IA-1, Identification and Authentication (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC6.1, Logical & Physical Access: Security Software (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC6.2, Logical & Physical Access: Credentials (SOC 2), and 5 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Incident Response Policy (IR Family)
CitesIR-1 SOC 2 CC7.3 SOC 2 CC7.4 +7 +8PDF · WordCites IR-1, Incident Response (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC7.3, System Operations: Incident Response (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC7.4, System Operations: Incident Handling (SOC 2), and 7 more.
NIST 800-53 on its own
- Documents
- 10
- Plan
- Growth
- Price
- $199 a month or $1,990 a year
Growth also covers HIPAA, so NIST 800-53 + HIPAA stays at $199 a month. Two frameworks besides HIPAA need Scale.
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