Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 vs NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
What is the difference between Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5?
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 is a cloud security framework applying in International, with 197 controls across 17 domains. NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 is a information security framework applying in the United States, with 192 controls across 24 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.
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 into NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
34.3%103 of 300 NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls carry evidence from Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, leaving 197 to satisfy separately.
306 candidate mappings were examined and 1 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-19.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 into Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1
71.1%140 of 197 Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 controls carry evidence from NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, leaving 57 to satisfy separately.
248 candidate mappings were examined and 12 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 Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
What is the difference between Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5?
Do I need both Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5?
How do Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 and NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls map to each other?
Which framework should I implement first, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1 or NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5?
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