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SAMA Cyber Security Framework

Saudi Central Bank mandatory cybersecurity framework for all financial institutions regulated by SAMA. 4 domains covering cyber security leadership and governance, risk management and compliance, operations and technology, and third-party cyber security. Built on NIST CSF with augmentations from ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, and SWIFT CSCF.

Controls: 184
Total Mappings: 288
Publisher: Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) Version: 2017
SAMA CSF → SP 800-53 SP 800-53 → SAMA CSF Coverage Analysis
AC (19) AT (6) AU (2) CA (7) CM (12) CP (1) IA (12) IR (9) MA (1) MP (8) PE (21) PL (3) PM (19) PS (9) PT (1) RA (7) SA (13) SC (19) SI (9) SR (6)

AC Access Control

Control Name SAMA CSF References
AC-01 Access Control Policies and Procedures
1.23.1
AC-02 Account Management
3.1
AC-03 Access Enforcement
3.1
AC-04 Information Flow Enforcement
3.13.3
AC-05 Separation Of Duties
1.53.1
AC-06 Least Privilege
3.1
AC-07 Unsuccessful Login Attempts
3.1
AC-08 System Use Notification
3.1
AC-09 Previous Logon Notification
3.1
AC-10 Concurrent Session Control
3.1
AC-11 Session Lock
3.1
AC-12 Session Termination
3.1
AC-14 Permitted Actions Without Identification Or Authentication
3.1
AC-16 Automated Labeling
3.1
AC-17 Remote Access
3.13.33.8
AC-18 Wireless Access Restrictions
3.13.3
AC-19 Access Control For Portable And Mobile Devices
3.13.33.8
AC-20 Use Of External Information Systems
3.84.3
AC-24 Access Control Decisions
3.1

AT Awareness and Training

Control Name SAMA CSF References
AT-01 Security Awareness And Training Policy And Procedures
1.21.6
AT-02 Security Awareness
1.6
AT-03 Security Training
1.6
AT-04 Security Training Records
1.6
AT-05 Contacts With Security Groups And Associations
1.6
AT-06 Training Feedback
1.6

AU Audit and Accountability

Control Name SAMA CSF References
AU-01 Audit And Accountability Policy And Procedures
1.2
AU-06 Audit Monitoring, Analysis, And Reporting
1.93.6

CA Security Assessment and Authorization

Control Name SAMA CSF References
CA-01 Certification, Accreditation, And Security Assessment Policies And Procedures
1.2
CA-02 Security Assessments
1.31.92.24.2
CA-05 Plan Of Action And Milestones
1.31.81.92.2
CA-06 Security Accreditation
1.9
CA-07 Continuous Monitoring
1.31.92.2
CA-08 Penetration Testing
1.9
CA-09 Internal System Connections
4.3

CM Configuration Management

Control Name SAMA CSF References
CM-01 Configuration Management Policy And Procedures
1.2
CM-02 Baseline Configuration
3.33.53.84.3
CM-03 Configuration Change Control
3.33.5
CM-04 Monitoring Configuration Changes
3.23.5
CM-05 Access Restrictions For Change
3.5
CM-06 Configuration Settings
3.33.53.84.3
CM-07 Least Functionality
3.33.5
CM-08 Information System Component Inventory
2.1
CM-09 Configuration Management Plan
2.13.5
CM-12 Information Location
2.1
CM-13 Data Action Mapping
2.1
CM-14 Signed Components
3.23.5

CP Contingency Planning

Control Name SAMA CSF References
CP-01 Contingency Planning Policy And Procedures
1.2

IA Identification and Authentication

Control Name SAMA CSF References
IA-01 Identification And Authentication Policy And Procedures
1.23.1
IA-02 User Identification And Authentication
3.1
IA-03 Device Identification And Authentication
3.1
IA-04 Identifier Management
3.1
IA-05 Authenticator Management
3.1
IA-06 Authenticator Feedback
3.1
IA-07 Cryptographic Module Authentication
3.13.4
IA-08 Identification and Authentication (Non-Organizational Users)
3.1
IA-09 Service Identification and Authentication
3.1
IA-10 Adaptive Authentication
3.1
IA-11 Re-authentication
3.1
IA-12 Identity Proofing
3.1

IR Incident Response

Control Name SAMA CSF References
IR-01 Incident Response Policy And Procedures
1.23.6
IR-02 Incident Response Training
3.6
IR-03 Incident Response Testing And Exercises
3.6
IR-04 Incident Handling
3.6
IR-05 Incident Monitoring
3.6
IR-06 Incident Reporting
2.23.6
IR-07 Incident Response Assistance
3.6
IR-08 Incident Response Plan
3.6
IR-09 Information Spillage Response
3.6

MA Maintenance

Control Name SAMA CSF References
MA-01 System Maintenance Policy And Procedures
1.2

MP Media Protection

Control Name SAMA CSF References
MP-01 Media Protection Policy And Procedures
1.23.9
MP-02 Media Access
3.9
MP-03 Media Labeling
3.9
MP-04 Media Storage
3.9
MP-05 Media Transport
3.9
MP-06 Media Sanitization And Disposal
3.9
MP-07 Media Use
3.9
MP-08 Media Downgrading
3.9

PE Physical and Environmental Protection

Control Name SAMA CSF References
PE-01 Physical And Environmental Protection Policy And Procedures
1.23.7
PE-02 Physical Access Authorizations
3.7
PE-03 Physical Access Control
3.7
PE-04 Access Control For Transmission Medium
3.7
PE-05 Access Control For Display Medium
3.7
PE-06 Monitoring Physical Access
3.7
PE-08 Access Records
3.7
PE-09 Power Equipment And Power Cabling
3.7
PE-10 Emergency Shutoff
3.7
PE-11 Emergency Power
3.7
PE-12 Emergency Lighting
3.7
PE-13 Fire Protection
3.7
PE-14 Temperature And Humidity Controls
3.7
PE-15 Water Damage Protection
3.7
PE-16 Delivery And Removal
3.9
PE-17 Alternate Work Site
3.7
PE-18 Location Of Information System Components
3.7
PE-19 Information Leakage
3.7
PE-20 Asset Monitoring and Tracking
3.7
PE-21 Electromagnetic Pulse Protection
3.7
PE-23 Facility Location
3.7

PL Planning

Control Name SAMA CSF References
PL-01 Security Planning Policy And Procedures
1.11.21.5
PL-08 Security and Privacy Architectures
1.1
PL-09 Central Management
1.11.31.8

PM Program Management

Control Name SAMA CSF References
PM-01 Information Security Program Plan
1.11.21.31.82.2
PM-02 Information Security Program Leadership Role
1.11.5
PM-03 Information Security and Privacy Resources
1.1
PM-05 System Inventory
2.1
PM-06 Measures of Performance
1.31.92.2
PM-07 Enterprise Architecture
1.4
PM-09 Risk Management Strategy
1.11.21.31.82.2
PM-10 Authorization Process
1.11.2
PM-11 Mission and Business Process Definition
1.2
PM-13 Security and Privacy Workforce
1.6
PM-14 Testing, Training, and Monitoring
1.31.92.24.2
PM-15 Security and Privacy Groups and Associations
1.6
PM-16 Threat Awareness Program
3.6
PM-24 Data Integrity Board
1.2
PM-28 Risk Framing
1.8
PM-29 Risk Management Program Leadership Roles
1.11.8
PM-30 Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy
1.84.1
PM-31 Continuous Monitoring Strategy
1.31.92.2
PM-32 Purposing
1.8

PS Personnel Security

Control Name SAMA CSF References
PS-01 Personnel Security Policy And Procedures
1.21.51.7
PS-02 Position Categorization
1.51.7
PS-03 Personnel Screening
1.7
PS-04 Personnel Termination
1.7
PS-05 Personnel Transfer
1.7
PS-06 Access Agreements
1.7
PS-07 Third-Party Personnel Security
1.51.74.14.2
PS-08 Personnel Sanctions
1.7
PS-09 Position Descriptions
1.11.51.7

PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency

Control Name SAMA CSF References
PT-01 Policy and Procedures
1.2

RA Risk Assessment

Control Name SAMA CSF References
RA-01 Risk Assessment Policy And Procedures
1.21.8
RA-02 Security Categorization
1.82.1
RA-03 Risk Assessment
1.8
RA-05 Vulnerability Scanning
1.81.93.5
RA-07 Risk Response
1.83.5
RA-09 Criticality Analysis
1.82.1
RA-10 Threat Hunting
1.93.6

SA System and Services Acquisition

Control Name SAMA CSF References
SA-01 System And Services Acquisition Policy And Procedures
1.2
SA-03 Life Cycle Support
1.43.2
SA-04 Acquisitions
1.43.24.14.2
SA-08 Security Engineering Principles
1.43.2
SA-09 External Information System Services
4.14.24.3
SA-10 Developer Configuration Management
3.2
SA-11 Developer Security Testing
3.2
SA-15 Development Process, Standards, and Tools
1.43.2
SA-16 Developer-Provided Training
3.2
SA-17 Developer Security and Privacy Architecture and Design
1.43.2
SA-20 Customized Development of Critical Components
1.43.2
SA-21 Developer Screening
3.24.14.2
SA-22 Unsupported System Components
3.23.5

SC System and Communications Protection

Control Name SAMA CSF References
SC-01 System And Communications Protection Policy And Procedures
1.2
SC-05 Denial Of Service Protection
3.3
SC-07 Boundary Protection
2.13.34.3
SC-08 Transmission Integrity
3.33.43.84.3
SC-10 Network Disconnect
3.8
SC-12 Cryptographic Key Establishment And Management
3.44.3
SC-13 Use Of Cryptography
3.44.3
SC-17 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates
3.4
SC-20 Secure Name / Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)
3.3
SC-21 Secure Name / Address Resolution Service (Recursive Or Caching Resolver)
3.3
SC-22 Architecture And Provisioning For Name / Address Resolution Service
3.3
SC-23 Session Authenticity
3.8
SC-26 Decoys
3.6
SC-28 Protection of Information at Rest
3.44.3
SC-32 System Partitioning
3.3
SC-40 Wireless Link Protection
3.33.4
SC-41 Port and I/O Device Access
3.3
SC-43 Usage Restrictions
3.8
SC-44 Detonation Chambers
3.6

SI System and Information Integrity

Control Name SAMA CSF References
SI-01 System And Information Integrity Policy And Procedures
1.2
SI-02 Flaw Remediation
3.5
SI-03 Malicious Code Protection
3.3
SI-04 Information System Monitoring Tools And Techniques
3.33.6
SI-05 Security Alerts And Advisories
3.6
SI-07 Software And Information Integrity
3.3
SI-10 Information Accuracy, Completeness, Validity, And Authenticity
3.2
SI-11 Error Handling
3.2
SI-16 Memory Protection
3.3

SR Supply Chain Risk Management

Control Name SAMA CSF References
SR-01 Policy and Procedures
1.24.14.24.3
SR-02 Supply Chain Risk Management Plan
4.14.2
SR-03 Supply Chain Controls and Processes
4.14.2
SR-05 Acquisition Strategies, Tools, and Methods
4.1
SR-06 Supplier Assessments and Reviews
4.14.24.3
SR-12 Component Disposal
3.9