CA-7 Continuous Monitoring
Establish continuous monitoring strategy with FedRAMP-defined metrics, monitoring frequencies, ongoing assessments.
Source: FedRAMP Moderate (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline), CA-7. The statement above is our statement of the clause, read from the published text and cited so you can check it against the official text, not the instrument verbatim. Open FedRAMP Moderate (NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 baseline) in the compliance library.
A FedRAMP baseline is a subset of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5, enhancements included.
These are the artefacts auditors commonly ask for on this requirement, our guidance rather than text from the standard. Your assessor decides what is sufficient in your context, and asks for samples across the period when a report covers one.
system holds itEvidence a system already holds
none for this control
periodic reviewEvidence produced at each review
- Control assessment report with tester names and dates · Document repository
governing documentDocuments that govern the control
- SSP CA-7 statement describing the continuous monitoring strategy: metrics, monthly deliverables, annual assessment and significant change handling · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Monthly continuous monitoring package sent to the authorising official with scan results and POA&M · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Continuous monitoring strategy with metric definitions · Policy repository / GRC workspace
- Independent assessor statement of independence · Document repository
- System security plan covering the authorization boundary · Policy repository / GRC workspace
First move
Common gaps auditors find
- Continuous monitoring metrics collected but not reported to leadership
- Assessment scope omits inherited cloud provider controls
- Reauthorization scheduled past the policy required interval
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Paste the rows you run your controls from and get this mapping for every control at once, with the periodic-review ones flagged and a first move per row. No account for the first run.
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