Governance Briefing — NIST releases SP 800-53 Revision 5 security and privacy controls

Executive briefing: SP 800-53 Revision 5 restructures the control catalog to be organization-agnostic, adds supply chain risk management and zero trust-aligned safeguards, and embeds privacy controls alongside security baselines to support integrated risk programs.^{NIST IR 8286; SP 800-53r5 summary}

Programme steps

• Refresh control mappings. Update policies and control matrices to align with new and updated controls, especially the Supply Chain Risk Management family and privacy-focused requirements.
• Baseline adjustments. Reevaluate system security plans and privacy impact assessments to incorporate the new baselines and tailorings referenced in Revision 5.
• Vendor oversight. Extend third-party risk assessments to cover provenance, component integrity, and continuous monitoring consistent with the enhanced supply chain controls.

Sources

• NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5
• NIST release announcement: Updated Security and Privacy Controls

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