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Mapping: Nexus SecOps ↔ NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5

This mapping connects Nexus SecOps benchmark controls to NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 control families. Useful for federal and government-adjacent organizations, as well as FedRAMP assessments.


Mapping by NIST 800-53 Control Family

AC — Access Control

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
AC-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-114
AC-2 Account Management Nexus SecOps-111, Nexus SecOps-114, Nexus SecOps-115
AC-3 Access Enforcement Nexus SecOps-114, Nexus SecOps-121
AC-4 Information Flow Enforcement Nexus SecOps-121, Nexus SecOps-122
AC-5 Separation of Duties Nexus SecOps-205, Nexus SecOps-114
AC-6 Least Privilege Nexus SecOps-114, Nexus SecOps-116
AC-7 Unsuccessful Logon Attempts Nexus SecOps-048, Nexus SecOps-031
AC-11 Device Lock Nexus SecOps-136, Nexus SecOps-137
AC-17 Remote Access Nexus SecOps-121, Nexus SecOps-122, Nexus SecOps-114
AC-19 Access Control for Mobile Devices Nexus SecOps-136, Nexus SecOps-138

AT — Awareness and Training

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
AT-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-206
AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness Nexus SecOps-206, Nexus SecOps-061
AT-3 Role-Based Training Nexus SecOps-206, Nexus SecOps-061, Nexus SecOps-205
AT-4 Training Records Nexus SecOps-206

AU — Audit and Accountability

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
AU-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-004
AU-2 Event Logging Nexus SecOps-001, Nexus SecOps-002, Nexus SecOps-010
AU-3 Content of Audit Records Nexus SecOps-016, Nexus SecOps-022
AU-4 Audit Log Storage Capacity Nexus SecOps-004, Nexus SecOps-015
AU-5 Response to Audit Logging Process Failures Nexus SecOps-007, Nexus SecOps-024
AU-6 Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting Nexus SecOps-031, Nexus SecOps-051, Nexus SecOps-210
AU-7 Audit Record Reduction and Report Generation Nexus SecOps-015, Nexus SecOps-031
AU-8 Time Stamps Nexus SecOps-017
AU-9 Protection of Audit Information Nexus SecOps-005, Nexus SecOps-215
AU-10 Non-Repudiation Nexus SecOps-005, Nexus SecOps-071
AU-11 Audit Record Retention Nexus SecOps-004, Nexus SecOps-029
AU-12 Audit Record Generation Nexus SecOps-001, Nexus SecOps-006, Nexus SecOps-010

CA — Assessment, Authorization, and Monitoring

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
CA-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201
CA-2 Control Assessments Nexus SecOps-207, Nexus SecOps-208
CA-5 Plan of Action and Milestones Nexus SecOps-208
CA-7 Continuous Monitoring Nexus SecOps-031, Nexus SecOps-044, Nexus SecOps-210

CM — Configuration Management

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
CM-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-202
CM-2 Baseline Configuration Nexus SecOps-136, Nexus SecOps-137
CM-3 Configuration Change Control Nexus SecOps-202, Nexus SecOps-203
CM-6 Configuration Settings Nexus SecOps-136, Nexus SecOps-137, Nexus SecOps-121
CM-7 Least Functionality Nexus SecOps-136, Nexus SecOps-137
CM-8 System Component Inventory Nexus SecOps-001, Nexus SecOps-151
CM-9 Configuration Management Plan Nexus SecOps-202

CP — Contingency Planning

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
CP-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-066
CP-2 Contingency Plan Nexus SecOps-066, Nexus SecOps-080
CP-4 Contingency Plan Testing Nexus SecOps-077, Nexus SecOps-219
CP-9 System Backup Nexus SecOps-080
CP-10 System Recovery and Reconstitution Nexus SecOps-066, Nexus SecOps-080

IA — Identification and Authentication

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
IA-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-111
IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) Nexus SecOps-111, Nexus SecOps-113
IA-3 Device Identification and Authentication Nexus SecOps-111, Nexus SecOps-136
IA-4 Identifier Management Nexus SecOps-111, Nexus SecOps-114
IA-5 Authenticator Management Nexus SecOps-111, Nexus SecOps-112
IA-6 Authentication Feedback Nexus SecOps-111
IA-7 Cryptographic Module Authentication Nexus SecOps-003, Nexus SecOps-111
IA-8 Authentication (Non-Org Users) Nexus SecOps-114, Nexus SecOps-204
IA-9 Service Identification and Authentication Nexus SecOps-111, Nexus SecOps-117
IA-11 Re-Authentication Nexus SecOps-113, Nexus SecOps-116
IA-12 Identity Proofing Nexus SecOps-111

IR — Incident Response

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
IR-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201, Nexus SecOps-066
IR-2 Incident Response Training Nexus SecOps-061, Nexus SecOps-206
IR-3 Incident Response Testing Nexus SecOps-077, Nexus SecOps-219
IR-4 Incident Handling Nexus SecOps-066, Nexus SecOps-068, Nexus SecOps-070
IR-5 Incident Monitoring Nexus SecOps-074, Nexus SecOps-078, Nexus SecOps-075
IR-6 Incident Reporting Nexus SecOps-069, Nexus SecOps-073
IR-7 Incident Response Assistance Nexus SecOps-076
IR-8 Incident Response Plan Nexus SecOps-066
IR-9 Information Spillage Response Nexus SecOps-066, Nexus SecOps-070

PM — Program Management

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
PM-1 Information Security Program Plan Nexus SecOps-201
PM-9 Risk Management Strategy Nexus SecOps-207
PM-10 Authorization Process Nexus SecOps-202
PM-14 Testing, Training, and Monitoring Nexus SecOps-077, Nexus SecOps-206, Nexus SecOps-210
PM-28 Risk Framing Nexus SecOps-207

RA — Risk Assessment

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
RA-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201
RA-2 Security Categorization Nexus SecOps-030, Nexus SecOps-207
RA-3 Risk Assessment Nexus SecOps-207, Nexus SecOps-208
RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning Nexus SecOps-151, Nexus SecOps-152
RA-7 Risk Response Nexus SecOps-207, Nexus SecOps-208
RA-9 Criticality Analysis Nexus SecOps-030, Nexus SecOps-207

SC — System and Communications Protection

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
SC-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201
SC-5 Denial-of-Service Protection Nexus SecOps-121
SC-7 Boundary Protection Nexus SecOps-121, Nexus SecOps-122
SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity Nexus SecOps-003, Nexus SecOps-215
SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management Nexus SecOps-215
SC-13 Cryptographic Protection Nexus SecOps-003, Nexus SecOps-005, Nexus SecOps-215
SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest Nexus SecOps-005, Nexus SecOps-215
SC-39 Process Isolation Nexus SecOps-137

SI — System and Information Integrity

800-53 Control Title Nexus SecOps Controls
SI-1 Policy and Procedures Nexus SecOps-201
SI-2 Flaw Remediation Nexus SecOps-151, Nexus SecOps-153, Nexus SecOps-154
SI-3 Malicious Code Protection Nexus SecOps-140, Nexus SecOps-141
SI-4 System Monitoring Nexus SecOps-001, Nexus SecOps-031, Nexus SecOps-044
SI-5 Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives Nexus SecOps-082, Nexus SecOps-085
SI-6 Security and Privacy Function Verification Nexus SecOps-031, Nexus SecOps-034
SI-7 Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity Nexus SecOps-005, Nexus SecOps-023, Nexus SecOps-136
SI-10 Information Input Validation Nexus SecOps-182 (LLM context)
SI-12 Information Management and Retention Nexus SecOps-004, Nexus SecOps-029

AI-Specific 800-53 Controls (Emerging)

NIST is developing AI-specific overlays for 800-53. Key controls with AI relevance:

800-53 Control Nexus SecOps AI Controls
SI-10 (Input Validation) Nexus SecOps-182 (Prompt Injection Defense)
SI-4 (Monitoring) Nexus SecOps-175, Nexus SecOps-190
AU-6 (Audit Review) Nexus SecOps-177, Nexus SecOps-190
RA-3 (Risk Assessment) Nexus SecOps-161, Nexus SecOps-181
AT-3 (Role-Based Training) Nexus SecOps-180, Nexus SecOps-206

See Controls Catalog for full control specifications. See NIST CSF 2.0 Mapping for framework-level alignment.