CIS Controls v8 vs FedRAMP Moderate
What is the difference between CIS Controls v8 and FedRAMP Moderate?
CIS Controls v8 is a other framework applying in International, with 153 controls across 18 domains. FedRAMP Moderate is a cloud security framework applying in the United States, with 323 controls across 18 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.
CIS Controls v8 into FedRAMP Moderate
23.5%76 of 323 FedRAMP Moderate controls carry evidence from CIS Controls v8, leaving 247 to satisfy separately.
566 candidate mappings were examined and 289 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →FedRAMP Moderate into CIS Controls v8
62.7%96 of 153 CIS Controls v8 controls carry evidence from FedRAMP Moderate, leaving 57 to satisfy separately.
218 candidate mappings were examined and 48 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.
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