NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5
SC-7
System and Communications Protection

Boundary Protection

Description

a. Monitor and control communications at the external managed interfaces to the system and at key internal managed interfaces within the system; b. Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are [organization-defined parameter] separated from internal organizational networks; and c. Connect to external networks or systems only through managed interfaces consisting of boundary protection devices arranged in accordance with an organizational security and privacy architecture.

Mapped SPARTA techniques

122 techniques

Cross-framework references

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Cite as SafeMode Space, nist-80053-rev5 SC-7.

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