Control Assessment
What is Control Assessment?
The evaluation of a security or compliance control to determine whether it is properly designed and operating effectively.
Terms that appear alongside control assessment
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as control assessment. The number is how many controls name both.
- remediation 3 shared controls
- security control assessment 3 shared controls
- continuous monitoring 2 shared controls
- audit 2 shared controls
- nist 2 shared controls
- security controls 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern control assessment
What the standards actually require on control assessment
Requirements naming control assessment across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Leverage the results of control assessments performed by [Assignment: organization-defined external organization] on [Assignment: organization-defined system] when the assessment meets [Assignment: organization-defined requirements].
NIST800-CA-2(3) · CA-2(3) Control Assessments | Leveraging Results from External Organizations →Include as part of control assessments, [Assignment: organization-defined frequency], [Selection: announced; unannounced], [Selection (one or more): in-depth monitoring; security instrumentation; automated security test cases; vulnerability scanning;
nist-sp-800-53-revision-5-1-high::CA-2(2) · CA-2(2) Control Assessments | Specialized Assessments →a. Select the appropriate assessor or assessment team for the type of assessment to be conducted; b. Develop a control assessment plan that describes the scope of the assessment including: 1. Controls and control enhancements under assessment; 2.
nist-sp-800-53-rev-5-moderate::CA-2 · CA-2 Control Assessments →a. Select the appropriate assessor or assessment team for the type of assessment to be conducted; b. Develop a control assessment plan that describes the scope of the assessment including: 1. Controls and control enhancements under assessment; 2.
nist-sp-800-53-rev-5-low::CA-2 · CA-2 Control Assessments →The organisation selects an assessor or team suited to the type of assessment, writes a control assessment plan covering the controls and enhancements assessed, the procedures used to judge effectiveness, and the environment, team and roles, has the plan appro...
canada-itsp-10-033-security-and-privacy-controls-and-assurance-activities-catalogue::CA-02 · CA-02 Control assessments →Select the appropriate assessor or team, develop a control assessment plan covering the controls and enhancements assessed, the assessment procedures and the environment, team and roles, have the plan approved by the authorizing official before the assessment,...
fbi-cjis-security-policy::CA-2 · CA-2 Control Assessments →Questions people ask about control assessment
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