NIST800-CA-8 CA-8 Penetration Testing
NIST800-CA-8 in NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, Release 5.2.0). All NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 controls held. Open NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 on the standards site.
The control as we hold it
CA-8 Penetration Testing. Conduct penetration testing [Assignment: organization-defined frequency] on [Assignment: organization-defined systems or system components].
Reviewed and closest counterparts in the other frameworks
Reviewed rows come from a released pair; a closest match is the nearest held text and is not a reviewed row.
SOC 2
- SOC2-CC4.1 CC4.1 Ongoing and separate evaluations of control (COSO principle 16) (closest match)
- SOC2-CC7.1 CC7.1 Detecting configuration changes and new vulnerabilities (closest match)
What an auditor commonly asks for
General guidance for this control area (domain: CA - Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring), in our words, not a statement of the standard and not binding on an assessor.
- the security-assessment report
- the authorization decision
- the continuous-monitoring records