System & Communications Protection Policy (SC Family) Template
Defines requirements for protecting system communications and data, including boundary protection, cryptography, and denial-of-service protection, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 SC control family.
What This Policy Covers
Required Sections
A compliant System & Communications Protection Policy (SC Family) for NIST SP 800-53 must include the following7 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.
Purpose and Scope
Policy objectives and applicability (SC-1).
Boundary Protection
Network boundaries, DMZs, and traffic filtering (SC-7).
Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
Encryption requirements for data in transit (SC-8).
Cryptographic Key Management
Key generation, distribution, storage, and destruction (SC-12).
Denial-of-Service Protection
DDoS mitigation and resource availability (SC-5).
Network Segmentation
Subnetwork isolation and access control (SC-7, SC-32).
Secure Name/Address Resolution
DNS security and integrity requirements (SC-20, SC-21).
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Policy Details
Other NIST SP 800-53 Templates
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Defines audit logging, monitoring, and accountability requirements aligned with NIST SP 800-53 AU control family.
Establishes requirements for security assessments, system authorization, and continuous monitoring, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 CA control family.
Defines configuration management requirements including baseline configurations, change control, and configuration monitoring, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 CM control family.
Establishes contingency planning requirements including backup, recovery, and continuity of operations, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 CP control family.
Defines requirements for identifying and authenticating users, devices, and services, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 IA control family.
Establishes an incident response capability including preparation, detection, analysis, containment, recovery, and post-incident activities, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 IR control family.
Establishes requirements for assessing security risks including vulnerability scanning, threat analysis, and privacy impact assessments, aligned with NIST SP 800-53 RA control family.