Map ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A controls to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 functions and categories, enabling organizations that operate under both frameworks to create unified governance documentation architectures rather than maintaining parallel compliance programs.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A (93 controls across 4 themes) mapped to NIST CSF 2.0 (6 Functions: GOVERN, IDENTIFY, PROTECT, DETECT, RESPOND, RECOVER). Applicable to organizations pursuing ISO 27001 certification that also use NIST CSF as their primary security governance framework — common in financial services, healthcare, and government contracting.
Substantial structural overlap exists between the two frameworks, but they operate at different levels of abstraction. NIST CSF describes what security outcomes to achieve; ISO 27001 Annex A specifies how to achieve them. Organizations with a mature NIST CSF program have typically implemented the organizational behaviors that ISO 27001 Annex A controls require — but ISO 27001 certification requires documented evidence of implementation that NIST CSF does not mandate.
| ISO 27001 | NIST CSF | |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 A.5 (Organizational Controls) | ↔ | NIST CSF GOVERN, IDENTIFY |
| ISO 27001 A.6 (People Controls) | ↔ | NIST CSF GOVERN, PROTECT |
| ISO 27001 A.7 (Physical Controls) | ↔ | NIST CSF PROTECT |
| ISO 27001 A.8 (Technological Controls) | ↔ | NIST CSF PROTECT, DETECT, RESPOND |
Selected high-overlap control mappings. Full crosswalk documentation available on request.
| ISO 27001 Control | NIST CSF Control | |
|---|---|---|
A.5.1 Policies for information security | → | GV.PO-01, GV.PO-02 |
A.5.9 Inventory of assets | → | ID.AM-01, ID.AM-02 |
A.5.15 Access control | → | PR.AC-01 through PR.AC-06 |
A.5.26 Response to incidents | → | RS.MA, RS.CO, RS.AN |
A.8.2 Privileged access rights | → | PR.AC-04 |
A.8.8 Technical vulnerability management | → | ID.RA-01, DE.CM-08 |
A.8.16 Monitoring activities | → | DE.CM-01 through DE.CM-09 |