Crosswalk pair
CIS Critical Security Controls and ISO 9001, control by control
1 canonical control in Keel’s library satisfies clauses of both CIS Critical Security Controls and ISO 9001. Implement each once, attach the evidence once, and it counts toward each standard. The overlap is the work you don’t repeat.
The overlap
What the two libraries have in common
Every figure here counts canonical controls in Keel’s library, not clauses of either standard. Each standard’s own authored count is on its framework page.
1
Controls that satisfy both
Canonical controls that crosswalk to at least one clause of each.
18
In Keel’s library for CIS Critical Security Controls
6% of them also map to ISO 9001.
15
In Keel’s library for ISO 9001
7% of them also map to CIS Critical Security Controls.
5
Evidence artifacts expected
Across the shared controls, from Keel’s evidence guidance. Gathered once.
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CIS Critical Security Controls 6%
1 control of 18 in Keel’s library for CIS Critical Security Controls also maps to ISO 9001.
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ISO 9001 7%
1 control of 15 in Keel’s library for ISO 9001 also maps to CIS Critical Security Controls.
The mapping
Controls that satisfy both
Each row is one control in Keel’s library and the clauses it answers on each side. Do the work once; both columns are then evidenced by the same artifacts.
| Canonical control | CIS Critical Security Controls clauses | ISO 9001 clauses |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party / vendor risk management Due diligence, contractual safeguards, and ongoing monitoring of vendors that handle your data: the agreement obliges the vendor to comply in its own right with the security requirements that apply to it - an absolute standard, not a promise to match whatever you happen to do - to pass those obligations down to any subcontractor it brings in BY ENTERING INTO a contract or equivalent written arrangement with that subcontractor rather than by merely requiring equivalent practice of it, and to report to you, within a stated time, security incidents it becomes aware of and confirmed breaches of your data. Where a contract is not the instrument available, an equivalent written arrangement carrying the same obligations discharges the duty. The same obligations, together with the separation that keeps a related organization out of data it is not entitled to, are written into the governing document of any other arrangement that puts your data in the hands of a sponsor, parent, affiliate or plan. Diligence is not confined to security where the relationship warrants more: for suppliers significant enough to matter, the organization states the standards of conduct it expects of them - how they behave commercially and how they treat the environment around their operations - and screens candidates and incumbents against those stated expectations as part of the same selection and monitoring cycle, rather than accepting a signature on a code as evidence of it. | 15.4, 15.5, 15.6 | 8.4.1, 8.4.3 |
Beyond the pair
Where else this work counts
A framework is lit when a shared control above also maps to it. Unlit means none of them do — an absence, not a judgment about that standard.
Also reached by this control
- AI Governance Essentials
- Amazon Appstore Child-Directed Apps
- Apple App Store Kids Category
- COPPA
- ESG Essentials
- EU AI Act
- GDPR
- Google Play Families
- HIPAA
- ISO/IEC 27001
- ISO/IEC 42001
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- NIST SP 800-171
- NIST SP 800-53
- PCI DSS
- SOC 2
- SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Section 404
- US Employment Law - Federal Baseline
Nearby pairs
- CIS Critical Security Controls and ISO/IEC 27001 17 shared controls
- CIS Critical Security Controls and NIST SP 800-53 17 shared controls
- CIS Critical Security Controls and PCI DSS 16 shared controls
- CIS Critical Security Controls and SOC 2 15 shared controls
- CIS Critical Security Controls and HIPAA 14 shared controls
- CIS Critical Security Controls and NIST Cybersecurity Framework 13 shared controls
The thesis
Why this is one project, not two
On a crosswalk-native model, ISO 9001 mostly lights up controls you already built for CIS Critical Security Controls. You’re not re-uploading the same screenshot for a second audit. You apply the framework and see the genuine delta worth working. That’s the whole idea behind collect once, comply everywhere.
Next step
Add ISO 9001 to the work you already did
Apply both frameworks in one workspace and see the overlap measured against the controls you already hold.