NIST 800-53 template · NIST SP 800-53 control families
System & Communications Protection Policy (SC Family)
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. Written for your company, citing the controls below.
- Sections
- 7
- Controls cited
- 12
- Formats
- PDF, Word
- Shelf
- 10 NIST 800-53documents in all
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NIST 800-537 sections
System & Communications Protection Policy (SC Family)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.
- Cites
- SC-1, SOC 2 CC6.6, SOC 2 CC6.7 and 9 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
- Boundary Protection
- Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity
- Cryptographic Key Management
- Denial-of-Service Protection
- Network Segmentation
- Secure Name/Address Resolution
Controls it cites
The NIST 800-53 controls first, then the matching controls in other frameworks.
- SC-1System and CommunicationsNIST 800-53
- SOC 2 CC6.6Logical & Physical Access: External ThreatsSOC 2
- SOC 2 CC6.7Logical & Physical Access: Transmission SecuritySOC 2
- ISO A.8.20Networks SecurityISO 27001
- ISO A.8.24Use of CryptographyISO 27001
- HIPAA §164.312(e)(1)Transmission SecurityHIPAA
- PCI DSS Req. 1Network Security ControlsPCI DSS
- PCI DSS Req. 4Protect Data in TransitPCI DSS
- CSF PR.DS-2Data in TransitNIST CSF
- CSF DE.CM-1Network MonitoringNIST CSF
- NIS2 Art. 21.2eNetwork SecurityNIS2
- NIS2 Art. 21.2hCryptographyNIS2
- NIST 800-538 sections
Risk Assessment Policy (RA Family)
CitesRA-1 SOC 2 CC3.1 SOC 2 CC3.2 +7 +8PDF · WordCites RA-1, Risk Assessment (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC3.1, COSO Principle 6: Risk Objectives (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC3.2, COSO Principle 7: Risk Identification (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Personnel Security Policy (PS Family)
CitesAT-1 SOC 2 CC1.4 SOC 2 CC1.5 +7 +8PDF · WordCites AT-1, Security Awareness Training (NIST 800-53); SOC 2 CC1.4, COSO Principle 4: Competence Commitment (SOC 2); SOC 2 CC1.5, COSO Principle 5: Accountability (SOC 2), and 7 more. - NIST 800-538 sections
Access Control Policy (AC Family)
CitesAC-1 SOC 2 CC6.1 SOC 2 CC6.2 +7 +8PDF · WordCites AC-1, Access Control Policy (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 7 more. - 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 800-53 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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