APRA CPS 234 vs NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
What is the difference between APRA CPS 234 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE?
APRA CPS 234 is a government framework applying in Australia, with 35 controls across 17 domains. NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE is a information security framework applying in the United States, with 275 controls across 20 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
APRA CPS 234 into NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
8%24 of 300 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls carry evidence from APRA CPS 234, leaving 276 to satisfy separately.
49 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 into APRA CPS 234
70.8%17 of 24 APRA CPS 234 controls carry evidence from NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, leaving 7 to satisfy separately.
39 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about APRA CPS 234 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
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Do I need both APRA CPS 234 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE?
How do APRA CPS 234 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE controls map to each other?
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