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Remote Access Security

What is Remote Access Security?

Controls and technologies for securing connections from remote users and devices to organizational networks and resources, including VPN and zero trust approaches.

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Terms that appear alongside remote access security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as remote access security. The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern remote access security

NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →

What the standards actually require on remote access security

Requirements naming remote access security across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)1 control

Secure remote access connections to SCADA and control systems with encryption and monitoring.

AWWA-3.2 · Remote Access Security →
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook1 control

Remote access uses encrypted tunnels, MFA, endpoint posture checks, and session timeouts.

IS-IV.C.4 · Remote Access Security →
IEC 624431 control

Interactive remote access security. Control from IEC 62443 framework, domain: IEC 62443: Access Management.

IEC62443-09 · Interactive remote access security →
ISO 270191 control

Interactive remote access security. Control from ISO 27019 framework, domain: ISO 27019: Access Management.

ISO27019-09 · Interactive remote access security →
NIST SP 1800-321 control

Interactive remote access security. Control from NIST SP 1800-32 framework, domain: NIST SP 1800-32: Access Management.

NIST1800-32-09 · Interactive remote access security →
IEEE 16861 control

Section 5.1 establishes electronic access account management capabilities required of IEDs. Per public IEEE 1686 + IEEE Std abstract + vendor capability statements (full IEEE text NOT reproduced): individual user accounts with unique identification (5.1) + no...

IEEE1686-Section5.1-AccessControl-Accounts-Roles-Password-Session-Remote · IEEE 1686 Section 5.1 - Electronic Access Account Management + Roles + Password + Failed Login + Session + Remote Access + Personnel →

Questions people ask about remote access security

What is Remote Access Security?
Controls and technologies for securing connections from remote users and devices to organizational networks and resources, including VPN and zero trust approaches.
Why is Remote Access Security important for compliance?
Remote Access Security is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding remote access security helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Remote Access Security?
Remote Access Security appears in the requirement text of AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association), FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, IEC 62443, ISO 27019, NIST SP 1800-32. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Remote Access Security?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how remote access security applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.