NIST SP 800-53, SP 800-161 & CSF

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NIST and Third-Party Risk Management

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Commerce. NIST's responsibilities include establishing computer and information technology-related standards and guidelines for federal agencies. Because NIST publishes and maintains key resources for managing cybersecurity risks applicable to any company, many private sector organizations consider compliance with these standards and guidelines to be a top priority.

Several NIST special publications have specific controls that require organizations to establish and implement the processes to identify, assess and manage supply chain risk. These NIST special publications include:

SP 800-53 Rev. 5: Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations
SP 800-161 Rev. 1: Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations
Cybersecurity Framework v2.0

Because NIST guidelines complement one another, organizations that standardize on one special publication and cross-map to the others – in effect meeting multiple requirements using a single framework. The Prevalent Third-Party Risk Management Platform can be used to meet NIST requirements for stronger supply chain security.

Relevant Requirements

Assess if security controls are implemented correctly, operating as intended, and meeting requirements
Monitor security controls on an ongoing basis to determine their effectiveness
Determine cybersecurity requirements for suppliers
Enact cybersecurity requirements through formal agreements (e.g., contracts)
Communicate to suppliers how cybersecurity requirements will be verified and validated
Verify that cybersecurity requirements are met through assessment methodologies

The NIST Third-Party Compliance Checklist

The NIST Third-Party Compliance Checklist is a 30-page guide reveals which TPRM practices map to recommendations outlined in NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-161, and NIST CSF.

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NIST SP 800-53r5 and SP 800-161r1 TPRM Controls Cross-Mapping

The below summary tables maps capabilities available in the Prevalent Third-Party Risk Management Platform to select third-party, vendor, or supplier controls present in SP 800-53, with SP 800-161 cross-mapping.

SP 800-53 r5 Control Number with SP 800-161r1 Cross-Mapping	How We Help
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay CA-2 (1) Control Assessments \| Specialized Assessments CA-2 (3) Control Assessments \| Leveraging Results from External Organizations	The Prevalent Third-Party Risk Management Platform includes more than 100 standardized risk assessment survey templates – including for NIST, ISO and many others — a custom survey creation wizard, and a questionnaire that automatically maps responses to any compliance regulation or framework. All assessments are based on industry standards and address all information security topics as they pertain to supply chain partner security controls. Prevalent Vendor Threat Monitor (VTM) continuously tracks and analyzes externally observable threats to vendors and other third parties. The service complements and validates vendor-reported security control data from the Prevalent Platform by monitoring the Internet and dark web for cyber threats and vulnerabilities. It also correlates assessment findings with research on operational, financial, legal and brand risks in a unified risk register that enables centralized risk triage and response. With the Prevalent Platform, you can efficiently communicate with vendors and coordinate remediation efforts. Capture and audit conversations; record estimated completion dates; accept or reject submissions on an answer-by-answer basis; assign tasks based on risks, documents or entities; and match documentation and evidence to risks.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay CA-7 (3) Continuous Monitoring \| Trend Analyses	Prevalent VTM reveals third-party cyber incidents for 550,000 actively tracked companies by monitoring 1,500+ criminal forums; thousands of onion pages, 80+ dark web special access forums; 65+ threat feeds; and 50+ paste sites for leaked credentials — as well as several security communities, code repositories, and vulnerability databases. Prevalent then normalizes, correlates and analyzes information from across multiple inputs, including inside-out risk assessments and outside-in monitoring from Prevalent Vendor Threat Monitor and BitSight. This unified model provides context, quantification, management and remediation support.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay CP-2 (3) Contingency Plan \| Coordinate with External Service Providers	The Prevalent Third-Party Incident Response Service enables you to rapidly identify and mitigate the impact of supply chain breaches by centrally managing vendors, proactively conducting event assessments, scoring identified risks, and accessing remediation guidance. The Prevalent Platform includes unified capabilities for assessing, analyzing and addressing weaknesses in supplier business resilience plans. This enables you to proactively work with your supplier community to prepare for pandemics, environmental disasters, and other potential crises. In addition to facilitating automated, periodic internal control-based assessments, the Prevalent Platform provides cyber security, business, reputational, and financial monitoring – continually assessing third parties to identify potential weaknesses that can be exploited by cyber criminals. All risk intelligence is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay IR-4 (3) Incident Handling \| Supply Chain Coordination	The Prevalent Third-Party Incident Response Service enables you to rapidly identify and mitigate the impact supply chain breaches by centrally managing vendors, proactively conducting event assessments, scoring identified risks, and accessing remediation guidance. The Prevalent Platform includes unified capabilities for assessing, analyzing and addressing weaknesses in supplier business resilience plans. This enables you to proactively work with your supplier community to prepare for pandemics, environmental disasters, and other potential crises. In addition to facilitating automated, periodic internal control-based assessments, the Prevalent Platform provides cyber security, business, reputational, and financial monitoring – continually assessing third parties to identify potential weaknesses that can be exploited by cyber criminals. All risk intelligence is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay IR-5 Incident Monitoring	Prevalent Contract Essentials is a SaaS solution that centralizes the distribution, discussion, retention, and review of vendor contracts. It also includes workflow capabilities to automate the contract lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding. With Contract Essentials, your procurement and legal teams have a single solution to ensure that key contract clauses are in place, and that service levels and response times are managed.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay IR-6 (1) Incident Reporting \| Supply Chain Coordination	All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay IR-8 Incident Response Plan	The Prevalent Third-Party Incident Response Service enables you to rapidly identify and mitigate the impact supply chain breaches by centrally managing vendors, conducting event assessments, scoring identified risks, and accessing remediation guidance. The Incident Response Services provides the foundation to be well prepared for board and executive questions regarding the impact of supply chain incidents; and demonstrate proof of your third-party breach response plan with auditors and regulators.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay PM-16 Threat Awareness Program	Prevalent VTM reveals third-party cyber incidents for 550,000 actively tracked companies by monitoring 1,500+ criminal forums; thousands of onion pages, 80+ dark web special access forums; 65+ threat feeds; and 50+ paste sites for leaked credentials — as well as several security communities, code repositories, and vulnerability databases. Prevalent then normalizes, correlates and analyzes information from across multiple inputs, including inside-out risk assessments and outside-in monitoring from Prevalent Vendor Threat Monitor and BitSight. This unified model provides context, quantification, management and remediation support. All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay PM-31 Continuous Monitoring Strategy	Prevalent VTM reveals third-party cyber incidents for 550,000 actively tracked companies by monitoring 1,500+ criminal forums; thousands of onion pages, 80+ dark web special access forums; 65+ threat feeds; and 50+ paste sites for leaked credentials — as well as several security communities, code repositories, and vulnerability databases. Prevalent then normalizes, correlates and analyzes information from across multiple inputs, including inside-out risk assessments and outside-in monitoring from Prevalent Vendor Threat Monitor and BitSight. This unified model provides context, quantification, management and remediation support. All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay RA-1 Policy and Procedures	The Prevalent Platform includes more than 100 standardized risk assessment survey templates – including for NIST, ISO and many others — a custom survey creation wizard, and a questionnaire that maps responses to any compliance regulation or framework. All assessments are based on industry standards and address all information security topics as they pertain to supply chain partner security controls. With the Prevalent Platform, you can automatically generate a risk register upon survey completion, ensuring that the entire risk profile (or a role-specific version) can be viewed in the centralized, real-time reporting dashboard – and reports can be downloaded and exported to determine compliance status. This filters out unnecessary noise and zeroes in on areas of possible concern, providing visibility and trending to measure program effectiveness. Then, you can take actionable steps to reduce vendor risk with built-in remediation recommendations and guidance.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay RA-3 Risk Assessment	The Prevalent Platform includes more than 100 standardized risk assessment survey templates – including for NIST, ISO and many others — a custom survey creation wizard, and a questionnaire that maps responses to any compliance regulation or framework. All assessments are based on industry standards and address all information security topics as they pertain to supply chain partner security controls. Prevalent offers security, privacy, and risk management professionals an automated platform to manage the vendor risk assessment process and determine vendor compliance with IT security, regulatory, and data privacy requirements. In addition to facilitating automated, periodic internal control-based assessments, the Prevalent Platform also provides cyber security, business, reputational, and financial monitoring – continually assessing third parties to identify potential weaknesses that can be exploited by cyber criminals. All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay RA-7 Risk Response	The Prevalent Platform features built-in guidance to remediate control failures or other identified risks to levels acceptable level to your organization. Prevalent also enables risk assessors to communicate with third parties about remediations, document conversations and updates, and store supporting control documentation in a centralized repository.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay RA-9 Criticality Analysis	Prevalent offers an inherent risk assessment questionnaire with clear scoring based on eight criteria to capture, track and quantify risks for all third parties. The assessment criteria includes: Type of content required to validate controls Criticality to business performance and operations Location(s) and related legal or regulatory considerations Level of reliance on fourth parties (to avoid concentration risk) Exposure to operational or client-facing processes *Interaction with protected data Financial status and health Reputation Using the inherent risk assessment, you can automatically tier suppliers, set appropriate levels of further diligence, and determine the scope of subsequent, periodic assessments. Rule-based tiering logic enables suppliers to be categorized based on a range of data interaction, financial, regulatory and reputational considerations.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay SA-4 (3) Acquisition Process \| Continuous Monitoring Plan for Controls	In addition to facilitating automated, periodic internal control-based assessments, the Prevalent Platform also provides cyber security, business, reputational, and financial monitoring – continually assessing third parties to identify potential weaknesses that can be exploited by cyber criminals. All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay SI-4 (1) System Monitoring \| Integrated Situational Awareness	Prevalent VTM continuously tracks and analyzes externally observable threats to vendors and other third parties. The service complements and validates vendor-reported security control data from the Prevalent Platform by monitoring the Internet and dark web for cyber threats and vulnerabilities — and correlating assessment findings with research on operational, financial, legal and brand risks in a unified risk register that enables centralized risk triage and response. All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.
SP 800 53 Control with SP 800-161 Overlay SI-5 Security Alerts, Advisories and Directives	Prevalent VTM continuously tracks and analyzes externally observable threats to vendors and other third parties. The service complements and validates vendor-reported security control data from the Prevalent Platform by monitoring the Internet and dark web for cyber threats and vulnerabilities — and correlating assessment findings with research on operational, financial, legal and brand risks in a unified risk register that enables centralized risk triage and response. All risk intelligence in the Prevalent Platform is centralized, correlated and analyzed in a single risk register that automates reporting and response, and features a flexible weighted scoring model based on likelihood of an event and its impact.

SP 800-53 r5 Control Number with SP 800-161r1 Cross-Mapping

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