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NIST 800-53

NIST Special Publication 800-53 is a comprehensive catalog of security and privacy controls originally written for US federal information systems.

Controls are organized into families — Access Control, Audit and Accountability, Incident Response, and more — and grouped into baselines (Low, Moderate, High impact) based on how much harm a breach would cause. It's far more granular than NIST CSF, which is why it underpins FedRAMP authorizations and is often used as the technical backbone for organizations that need to demonstrate detailed, auditable control implementation.

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Typical certification profile
Audit Rigor77%
Time to Certify60%
Surveillance Burden63%
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NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5

Key Points

  • Detailed control catalog, organized into control families
  • Low / Moderate / High impact baselines
  • Forms the technical basis for FedRAMP
  • More granular and prescriptive than NIST CSF