NIST SP 800 Series Compliance Advisory
Implementation and independent assessment against the NIST Special Publication 800 series and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 — for organisations with U.S. federal exposure or U.S. regulatory drivers.
Publications We Implement and Assess
- NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 — Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations
- NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 — Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in Non-Federal Systems
- NIST SP 800-172 — Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting CUI
- NIST SP 800-218 — Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)
- NIST SP 800-115 — Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment (penetration testing methodology)
- NIST SP 800-61 — Computer Security Incident Handling Guide
- NIST SP 800-30 / 800-39 — Risk assessment and risk management
- NIST CSF 2.0 — Cybersecurity Framework (Govern, Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover)
Who Needs NIST Compliance
- Defence-industry suppliers handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) — typically a prerequisite for CMMC certification
- Vendors to U.S. federal agencies subject to FISMA requirements
- Software-as-a-Service providers pursuing FedRAMP authorisation
- Critical infrastructure operators adopting NIST CSF 2.0 as the governing framework
- Organisations with cyber insurance requirements citing NIST control families
Engagement Scope
- Control baseline determination — Low / Moderate / High impact level (SP 800-53) or applicability scoping (SP 800-171)
- Gap assessment against the selected baseline with control-by-control evidence review
- System Security Plan (SSP) development
- Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) for remediation tracking
- Control implementation support — policy, procedure, and technical configuration
- Independent assessment against the assessment objectives in SP 800-53A / SP 800-171A