NIST CSF 2.0 vs CMMC
Side-by-side comparison of NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and CMMC Level 2 across 49 cybersecurity controls.
46
Shared
3
NIST CSF 2.0 Only
0
CMMC Only
0
Neither
Covered by Both (46 controls)
Controls recognized by both NIST CSF 2.0 and CMMC.
Gp
Governance Policy
GV.OC-01, GV.PO-01 | CA.L2-3.12.1, CA.L2-3.12.4
Aw
Awareness & Training
PR.AT-01, PR.AT-02 | AT.L2-3.2.1, AT.L2-3.2.2
Rm
Risk Management
GV.RM-01, GV.RM-02 | RM.L2-3.11.1, RM.L2-3.11.2
Rr
Roles & Responsibilities
GV.RR-01 | PS.L2-3.9.2
Cm
Compliance
GV.OC-02 | CA.L2-3.12.1
Am
Asset Management
ID.AM-01, ID.AM-02 | CM.L2-3.4.1, CM.L2-3.4.2
Ra
Risk Assessment
ID.RA-01, ID.RA-02 | RM.L2-3.11.1, RA.L2-3.11.2
Da
Data Classification
ID.AM-05 | MP.L2-3.8.1, MP.L2-3.8.2
Vn
Vulnerability Mgmt
ID.RA-01 | RA.L2-3.11.2, SI.L2-3.14.1
Ti
Threat Intelligence
DE.AE-07 | RA.L2-3.11.3
Ac
Access Control
PR.AA-01, PR.AA-03 | AC.L2-3.1.1, AC.L2-3.1.2
Mf
Multi-Factor Auth
PR.AA-03 | IA.L2-3.5.3
En
Encryption
PR.DS-01, PR.DS-02 | SC.L2-3.13.8, SC.L2-3.13.11
Dp
Data Protection
PR.DS-01, PR.DS-02, PR.DS-10 | MP.L2-3.8.1, SC.L2-3.13.16
Bk
Backup & Recovery
PR.DS-11 | RE.L2-3.8.9
Pa
Privileged Access
PR.AA-05 | AC.L2-3.1.5, AC.L2-3.1.6, AC.L2-3.1.7
Fw
Firewall / Net Seg
PR.IR-01 | SC.L2-3.13.1, SC.L2-3.13.5, SC.L2-3.13.6
Ep
Endpoint Protection
PR.IR-01 | SI.L2-3.14.2, SI.L2-3.14.4
Pm
Patch Management
PR.PS-01 | SI.L2-3.14.1
Cf
Secure Config
PR.PS-01 | CM.L2-3.4.1, CM.L2-3.4.2, CM.L2-3.4.6
Sd
Secure Development
PR.PS-06 | SA.L2-3.16.1, SA.L2-3.16.2
Ml
Email Security
PR.IR-01 | SI.L2-3.14.5
Ws
Web Security
PR.IR-01 | SC.L2-3.13.1
Zt
Zero Trust
PR.AA-01, PR.AA-03, PR.IR-01 | AC.L2-3.1.1, SC.L2-3.13.1
Mb
Mobile Security
PR.PS-01 | AC.L2-3.1.18, AC.L2-3.1.19
Cl
Cloud Security
PR.PS-01, PR.DS-01 | SC.L2-3.13.1, AC.L2-3.1.1
Ds
DNS Security
PR.IR-01 | SC.L2-3.13.1
Wf
WAF
PR.IR-01 | SC.L2-3.13.1
Dl
DLP
PR.DS-10 | MP.L2-3.8.3, SC.L2-3.13.16
Sm
Cont. Monitoring
DE.CM-01, DE.CM-03 | SI.L2-3.14.6, SI.L2-3.14.7
Lg
Logging & Audit
DE.AE-02, DE.AE-03 | AU.L2-3.3.1, AU.L2-3.3.2
Id
Intrusion Detection
DE.CM-01 | SI.L2-3.14.6
An
Anomaly Detection
DE.AE-01, DE.AE-04 | SI.L2-3.14.6, SI.L2-3.14.7
Sg
SIEM / SOC
DE.AE-02, DE.AE-06 | AU.L2-3.3.1, SI.L2-3.14.6
Ir
Incident Response
RS.MA-01, RS.MA-02 | IR.L2-3.6.1, IR.L2-3.6.2
Fn
Forensics
RS.AN-03 | IR.L2-3.6.1
Co
Communication
RS.CO-02, RS.CO-03 | IR.L2-3.6.2
Mt
Mitigation
RS.MI-01, RS.MI-02 | IR.L2-3.6.1
Rp
Reporting
RS.CO-02 | IR.L2-3.6.2, IR.L2-3.6.3
Rc
Recovery Planning
RC.RP-01, RC.RP-02 | RE.L2-3.8.9
Bc
Business Continuity
RC.RP-03, RC.RP-04 | RE.L2-3.8.9
Ll
Lessons Learned
RC.RP-06 | IR.L2-3.6.3
Cr
Comms & Restore
RC.CO-03, RC.CO-04 | IR.L2-3.6.2
Dr
Disaster Recovery
RC.RP-01 | RE.L2-3.8.9
Ap
API Security
PR.IR-01, PR.AA-03 | SC.L2-3.13.1, SA.L2-3.16.1
It
Insider Threat
DE.CM-03, DE.AE-01 | AC.L2-3.1.1, AU.L2-3.3.1, PS.L2-3.9.2
Only in NIST CSF 2.0 (3 controls)
Controls covered by NIST CSF 2.0 but not CMMC. Organizations using CMMC should consider supplementing with these.
Summary: NIST CSF 2.0 vs CMMC
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and CMMC Level 2 share 46 controls in common out of 49 total. NIST CSF 2.0 uniquely covers 3 controls that CMMC does not, including Supply Chain Risk, Business Environment, Vendor Risk Mgmt. CMMC uniquely covers 0 controls that NIST CSF 2.0 does not. Together, these two frameworks cover all tracked controls. For comprehensive cybersecurity coverage, organizations often adopt both frameworks or supplement with other frameworks.
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