Regulatory Standards · United States
NIST SP 800-53
NIST 800-53 controls, evidenced at scale.
SP 800-53 is the control catalogue behind federal systems and FedRAMP. Astragar manages control evidence and ties weaknesses to the assets and data they expose.
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Rev. 5
Current revision, covering security and privacy
20
Control families
3
Baselines: Low, Moderate, High
What NIST 800-53 requires
The obligations, in brief.
Categorise
Determine system impact level to select the right baseline.
Select & tailor
Choose and tailor controls to the system's risk.
Implement & assess
Implement controls and test their effectiveness.
Monitor
Continuously monitor controls and track POA&Ms.
How Astragar helps
From checklist to measurable risk.
01
Requirement → control mapping
Map every NIST 800-53 requirement to controls, systems, assets and owners.
02
Evidence, continuously
Collect and maintain evidence, with sign-off from contributor to IT auditor, CISO and executive office.
03
Exposure behind the gaps
See which vulnerabilities and sensitive data put NIST 800-53 controls at risk.
04
Risk in financial terms
Prioritise remediation by business and financial impact, not checklist order.
Large control sets need prioritisation. Astragar ranks findings by exploitability and business impact.
Sign-off workflow
Evidence Contributor
→IT Auditor
→CISO
→Executive Office
Find the data. Test the controls. Reduce the risk.
Start with a scoped NIST 800-53 review: requirements mapped, evidence gaps found, remediation prioritised by financial impact.
Book a NIST 800-53 reviewAstragar supports compliance programmes with technical evidence and risk analysis. It does not provide legal advice or issue certifications.
See your cyber risk in $ terms, not CVSS scores.
